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On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at approximately 8:24 p.m., MFT, a westbound Union Pacific Railroad Company, (UP) freight train, MNPPD-16 (Train 1), traveling at a recorded speed of 35 mph, derailed 31 cars on UP Rocky Mountain Service Unit, Pocatello Subdivision near Bancroft, Idaho. There were no...
At approximately 3:31 p.m., CDT, on October 6, 2021, Train 1 requested permission to enter the working limits of a Contract Employee-in-Charge (EIC) and excavator operator contractor that were doing some work on and near the tracks around Convent, Louisiana, in St James Parish at Milepost (MP)...
On Monday, July 6, 2020 at approximately 6:00 a.m., MDT, a BNSF freight train derailed 29 railcars on the Gallup Subdivision near Winslow, Arizona. No injuries were reported. There were no hazardous materials released. The probable cause is cause code H519- Dynamic Brake, too...
Following this week’s tragic fatal crashes, President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a total of $3 billion over five years for a new program that will improve safety in communities, reduce wait times at railroad crossings, and help freight move goods more efficiently and affordably...