Asbestos In Railroad Locomotives, Equipment & Buildings

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – According to documents produced by BNSF Railway Company, many Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) were installed on locomotives and railcars.  The materials identified include: fabric wrap on water and steam lines; fabric wrap on compressor and governor lines; gaskets; and brake and clutch linings.  Likewise, Asbestos-Containing Materials were also present in various building materials including:  floor

Union Pacific Lobbies Against Rail Safety Act

MARYSVILLE, KANSAS – Local news reports state that early on Tuesday morning, ten cars on an eastbound freight train derailed in Union Pacific’s Marysville, Kansas yard.  (click for article)  Although none of the derailed cars contained any hazardous materials, the derailment comes at a time when significant debate is raging regarding the safety of rail transport

BNSF Railroad Worker Dies in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Kansas – a railroad worker employed by the BNSF reportedly died this morning after falling into a grain car.  According to news reports, the unnamed worker had apparently been trying to move the grain from the railcar into the trailer of semi when he fell into the grain car.  The worker was dead by the time rescuers

Federal Court Denies Union Pacific’s Motion for Separate Trials in Asbestos Case

TYLER, TEXAS On January 2, 2013, the Honorable Zack Hawthorne, United States Magistrate, Eastern District of Texas, entered an order denying Union Pacific Railroad Company’s to sever the claims of four former employees who had filed suit alleging personal injuries resulting from their exposure to asbestos while employed by Union Pacific.  Union Pacific sought to