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Train accidents can cause significant devastation in the lives of victims and their families. Accidents associated with railroad crossings are oftentimes catastrophic and can lead to serious injuries and fatalities. It is important for victims of train accidents and...
Minnesota residents frequently use trains as a means of travel for work and for personal trips. Along with that, there will be a large number of people working on keeping these trains maintained and the tracks operating properly. It is generally known as a safe,...
Safety is a paramount concern for Minnesota residents. While individuals take a number of steps to keep themselves and their families safe, there are some safety precautions that are not within their control. Accordingly, it is important that others who have the...
When Minnesota residents deal with potentially dangerous situations on a regular basis, it can be easy to forget or take for granted the danger that is present. It is often only when a tragic incident happens that some people realize the danger. A good example of this...
As reliance on railroads and trains for transporting goods increases there comes a corresponding increase in railroad traffic that equates to an increased probability of accidents, derailments and crashes with vehicles crossing railroad crossings. Given the thousands...
Generally speaking, when a Minnesota employee is injured on the job he or she may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits. The only legal requisite for the worker to be eligible to receive workers' compensation is that his or her injury must have been acquired...
Minnesota residents may be interested to know that a deal between North Dakota regulators and the Federal Railroad Administration appears imminent. Once struck, the deal will permit the state to enforce a rail safety program that will be financed by the Legislature....
Minnesota railroad officials have come under direct scrutiny recently. Some Minnesota lawmakers, along with local government officials, have demanded that Minnesota railroad officials publicize the emergency plans that they drafted and submitted to the state relating...
A recent train derailment forced thousands of residents evacuate their homes. The evacuation was ordered when officials realized that the train was transporting a payload of hazardous material and that the train had caught fire after it derailed. In total, about 5,000...
The recent oil boom in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota has contributed to ever increasing railroad traffic to transport the extracted oil to refineries across the U.S. via rail tanker cars. This in turn has caused an increase in the need for hiring workers that...
