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JACKSON, NE – A Northeast Nebraska Railroad train hauling ethanol derailed on Thursday, March 17, 2011 in Jackson, Nebraska.

Northeast Nebraska Railroad Train Derails in Jackson, NE spilling ethanol.

Jackson is in Dakota County, Nebraska in the northeastern part of the state, about 106 miles northwest of Omaha and about 11 miles southwest of Sioux City, IA.
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 about 5:45 a.m. in the morning.

Union Pacific train derails in downtown Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Photo credit: Randall Jeppsen, Deseret News

Salt Lake City is in Salt Lake County, Utah in the northern part of the state, about 36 miles south of Ogden. ... Read More

LATROBE, PA -  Norfolk Southern railroad workers arrived Thurday morning, March 3, to begin clearing debris after a large section of a retaining wall that supports railroad tracks at the intersection of Jefferson and Railroad streets in Latrobe collapsed. Latrobe ia approximately 50 miles from Pittsburgh.

Norfolk Southern workers arrive to cleanup debris from a collapsed retaining wall along the railroad bridge over Jefferson Street on March 3 in Latrobe. PHOTO : Eric Schmadel | Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the retaining wall, built in 1901, collapsed late Wednesday night, but it wasn’t reported until Thursday morning, City Manager Rick Stadler said. No one was injured, and no property was damaged. Officials shut down the roadway and blocked off a wide area around the remaining wall. ... Read More

AMARILLO, TX – A railroad employee who worked for BNSF was injured on Tuesday, February 22, when a railroad tank released sulfuric acid.  The accident occurred at 1900 S. Johnson St. and the vapors escaped the tank about 9:35 a.m., Fire Capt. Wes Hall said.

The worker was unidentified, but four Amarillo firefighters responded to the incident and arrived on the scene to treat the injured worker. ... Read More

ROANOKE, VA – Three railroad workers were taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital with injuries on Sunday, February 20, after sulfur spilled from a Norfolk Southern train near 24th Street and Shaffers Crossing.

Emergency crews respond to molten sulfur spill from a Norfolk Southern train in Roanoke, VA. Photo credit: Stephanie Klein-Davis / The Roanoke Times

The molten sulfur spill from the Norfolk Southern train caused Roanoke emergency crews to close portions of 24th Street Northwest near the Family Dollar store for about four hours Sunday, Fire Chief David Hoback said. ... Read More

MERCED, CA  – Chunks of metal scraps and shard began raining on downtown Merced, at least that is how residents near 16th and R strrets described the train debris that fell on their town. It was described as a loud boom, followed by a rain of metal chunks and shards, looking like shrapnel, some weighing several pounds.

Gary Sorge, Merced City Schools warehouse employee, holds chunk of metal that fell from the debris shower that rained on downtown Merced, CA on Tuesday, February 15, 2011.

It remains unclear what caused the debris shower from the Union Pacific train, Merced police said, but it left eight nearby parked cars with minor body damage and broken windshields. ... Read More

GRAND ISLAND, NE – CXT Concrete Ties, located in Grand Island, Nebraska, is shutting down and moving operations to Washington State and Arizona.

CXT Concrete company makes precast concrete products, including railroad ties for major railways.

Union Pacific says it couldn’t reach an agreement with CXT over contract negotiations so nearly 70 railroad tie workers are losing their jobs. ... Read More

COVINGTON, VA – A CSX railroad worker was critically injured after falling 50 feet off a bridge into the Jackson River near the Mead Westvaco paper mill in Covington, VA on Tuesday, February 8, 2011.

Satellite view of railroad bridge over the Jackson River in Covington, VA near the Mead Westvaco Paper Mill where a CSX railroad worker fell 50 feet into the frigid water on February 8, 2011.

Covington is located in Alleghany County, Virginia in the northern part of the state, about 63 miles north of Roanoke. ... Read More

Arcadia, OH – A Norfolk Southern train hauling tanker cars loaded with ethanol derailed in Arcadia, OH on Sunday, February 6, 2011 and triggered a massive explosion and fireball.

Fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment in Arcadia, OH causes tanker cars loaded with ethanol to bleve and explode.

Arcadia is a village located in Hancock County, Ohio in the northeastern part of the state about 47 miles south of Toledo. ... Read More

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 269th JUDICIAL DISTRICT –  FELA lawyer, Gordon &amp Elias, LLP, represent a 46-year old railroad worker from Harris County, Texas, who was performing his duties as a machine operator helper while in the employment of Union Pacific, when he was caused to suffer physical injuries due to the negligence of Union Pacific.

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