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2 Sep 2011, 1:31 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
In Missouri (MO), a switchman who had worked with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway suffered an irreparable tear to the disc between two of the vertebrae in his lower back when the switch he was working first jammed, then snapped back into him. [read post]
2 Jun 2015, 1:54 pm by Patrick Burke
Was the railroad company aware of the issue but let it slide in favor of other, busier crossings that needed attention? [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 4:02 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
By Rick Shapiro, Injured Railroad Worker Attorney and FELA Specialist A conductor crewing a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train traveling through the small town of Navasota, Texas (TX), lost his life when he struck his head on the crossbeam of a railroad bridge and fell from the locomotive. [read post]
4 Apr 2010, 11:38 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
Many rail companies including Norfolk Southern, Burlington Northern, and Union Pacific pay large executive salaries and spend large sums to lobby Congress. [read post]
26 Apr 2012, 2:50 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
By Rick Shapiro, Railroad Employee Wrongful Death Attorney A yearlong investigation into a fatal rear-end collision on tracks near Red Oak, Iowa (IA), that left two Burlington Northern Santa Fe train crew members dead led the National Transportation Safety Board to conclude that proper scheduling and technology could have prevented the crash or significantly lessened its severity. [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 11:04 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
By Randy Appleton, Attorney Representing Railroad Employees in FELA Cases A 57-year-old welder for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company died after being struck by and pulled under a rail grinder in a rail yard in Amarillo, Texas (TX). [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 4:00 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
By Rick Shapiro, Railroad Worker Illness and FELA Attorney Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific, the two largest freight railroads providing service to ports in California (CA), have been sued by a coalition of environmental groups who claim that the diesel fumes emitted by the trucks, heavy equipment and locomotives at the companies’ rail yards pose an unacceptable cancer and lung disease risk to railroad employees and people… [read post]
3 Jun 2010, 3:42 am by Sean Wajert
Plaintiffs were a class of local property owners who filed a complaint in Wisconsin state court against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company. [read post]
28 May 2019, 7:37 am by John McFarland
He has served on boards of major corporations such as Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad and the USAA Federal Savings Bank. [read post]
1 Sep 2011, 5:00 pm by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
Burckhard was a locomotive engineer who worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe and had about seven years of railroad experience. [read post]
30 Jun 2022, 1:12 pm by BenchMark
Our firm is proud to have been lead counsel against Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway and Metrolink due to the Placentia train collision in 2003. [read post]
21 Sep 2022, 7:39 am by Tom Smith
Even Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB), which owns Burlington Northern Santa Fe, has taken a dip lately. [read post]
30 Oct 2018, 7:02 am by Daniel Hemel
Yes, you are reading that right: BNSF — the company formerly known as Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway — is arguing for a higher tax bill. [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 8:25 am
The jury found that Burlington Northern was 90 % responsible for the accident and Frazier was 10% responsible. [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 2:56 am by railroadaccidentfelalawyer
By John Cooper, FELA Attorney in Virginia Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has been ordered by a jury to pay a Billings, Montana (MT), railroad engineer who suffered a permanent back injury after tripping over a radio headset cord while operating a BNSF locomotive. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 8:56 am by Rebecca Shafer, J.D.
  While the major railroads like the CSX and the Burlington Northern have the financial capability to deal with the FELA lawsuits (and pass the cost of the FELA litigation claims on to their customers), the smaller railroad companies are often forced out of business due to a variety of economic circumstances including FELA lawsuits. [read post]