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AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL et al v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY et al
Case Number:
1:15-cv-01584
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Firms
Companies
- American Chemistry Council Inc.
- BNSF Railway Co.
- CSX Corp.
- Kansas City Southern
- Norfolk Southern Corp.
- The Fertilizer Institute
- Union Pacific Corp.
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November 02, 2015
Chemical Groups Get What They Want In New Railroad Law
Chemical groups and seven major railroads agreed Friday to drop a D.C. federal suit over the railroads' obligations to carry toxic chemicals, saying recent legislation extending a deadline to implement a high-tech rail transport safety system makes the issue of service suspensions irrelevant.
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October 27, 2015
Railroads Ask Court Not To Make Them Carry Toxic Loads
The country's seven major railroad companies asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Monday not to strip them of the authority to decline toxic cargo loads, saying that approving such an order would place business interests of shipping companies ahead of safety concerns.
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October 20, 2015
STB Proper Venue For Positive Train Control Row, Cos. Say
Railroad giants asked a D.C. federal court on Monday to toss a suit seeking to block them from suspending rail service if Congress doesn't extend the current Dec. 31 deadline to implement positive train control, saying the Surface Transportation Board has jurisdiction over the rail safety matter.