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Archive for August, 2011

LINCOLN, CA. — A burning 29,000-gallon Union Pacific railroad tanker that was leaking propane at a Northern Propane Energy yard in Lincoln, California, caught fire on Tuesday afternoon Aug. 23. The incident forced thousands of homes in the area to be evacuated while firefighters fought the flames in order to prevent a possible explosion.

Burning Union Pacific propane tanker ablaze in Lincoln, CA that began on August 23, 2011 and lasted for 40 hours. The fire caused thousands of residents to evacuate their homes and threatened to blow up.

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered BNSF Railway Co. to pay more than $300,000 to an employee.

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EMPORIA, KS – The death of a pedestrian that occurred early Wednesday, Aug 17, on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks, may have been the result a drag racing incident outside of Emporia, according to KVOE News.

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KANSAS CITY, KS. – At approximately 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 15, Kansas City Police received a call that the body of a BNSF railroad worker was found on the railroad tracks near 42nd Street and Kansas Avenue.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered Wednesday, August 10, that Metro North Pay $142,000 in damages and promote a worker who accused the commuter railroad of discrimination.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Norfolk Southern Railway has been ordered by The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to pay a former employee who was terminated after he reported an on-the-job injury in 2009.

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PASADENA, TX – A woman who collded with a train Wednesday, Aug 3, did not sustain life threatening injuries, however, as a precaution she was transported via LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital.

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NEW BRAUNFELS, TX – It was a close call for a Union Pacific Railroad traveling through New Braunfels, TX Wednesday, Aug 2, when railroad workers stopped the train to avoid a likely derailment.

Map showing location of Union Pacific train accident in New Braunfels, TX that avoided a derailment, but tied up traffic along Farm to Market 306 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.

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ANTELOPE VALLEY, CA – Over a hundred Littlerock, California residents were evacuated on Wednesday, July 27, when a Union Pacific train carrying toxic chemicals derailed. Littlerock California is located in the Antelope Valley near Palmdale, California about 65 miles from Los Angeles.

Massive train derailment of Union Pacific freight train in Littlerock, CA where tanker cars reportedly were carrying hazardous materials.

The 70-car freight train was en route from Roseville, near Sacramento and heading towards Colton in San Bernardino County when the accident occurred at around 1:25 p.m. near 92nd Street East and East Avenue T. ... Read More