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Railroad Accidents and Safety

Union Pacific fired him rather than heed his warnings of dangerous rail conditions

Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril.

Semitruck driver killed in coal train derailment north of Pueblo

A semitruck driver who was traveling under a railroad bridge Sunday afternoon on I-25 was killed when the bridge collapsed, causing the train to derail.
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'Extreme risk' posed by Utah oil train proposal, Colorado AG Weiser warns feds

Colorado's AG is the latest state official to decry a proposed rail project that could result in trains carrying crude oil through the state.
Trudeau's Senate appointees save B.C. oil tanker ban bill from defeat
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Trudeau's Senate appointees save B.C. oil tanker ban bill from defeat

A coalition of Independent and Liberal senators has cobbled together enough votes to rescue legislation to implement the government's planned ban on oil tankers along B.C.'s northern coast.

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