Derailed: A Star Tribune Investigation
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A CASE GOES AWRY
Judge likens Anoka case to Grisham novels. BNSF: ‘Best practices weren't followed.’ Updated Apr. 8, 2011
A Minnesota judge said BNSF impeded the investigation of a 2003 train collision that killed four people at this Anoka crossing, but the railroad said it cooperated with authorities.
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COLLISION IN THE COURTS
Article By: PAUL MCENROE and TONY KENNEDY ,Star Tribune staff writers Publish December 5, 2010 2:00 AM / Update December 5, 2010 11:54 AMFrom Minnesota to California, BNSF Corp. has drawn judicial penalties for misconduct.
Jason Mann filed suit after his father, an engineer, was killed when two trains collided. The railroad blamed his father for the accident.
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A LIFE LOST IN THE FOG
Article By: RICHARD MERYHEW , Star Tribune Publish December 6, 2010 2:00 AM / Update December 6, 2010 12:24 PMTwo judges rule BNSF mishandled evidence in fatal two-train crash. Railroad says it won the case after judge dropped $10 million in sanctions.
Taylor Waggoner, 12, visited the Angel of Hope statue, where her family has placed a memorial brick to honor her father, Corey Chase, who was killed in the crash.
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A CASE GOES AWRY
Article By: PAUL LEVY , Star Tribune Publish December 7, 2010 2:00 AM / Update December 9, 2010 7:57 AMJudge likens Anoka case to Grisham novels. BNSF: ‘Best practices weren't followed.’
Unlike employees in other industries, railroad workers do not automatically qualify for benefits under worker's compensation systems if they are injured while on the job.
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HIGH-STAKES DUEL
Article By: TONY KENNEDY and PAUL MCENROE , Star Tribune staff writers Publish December 8, 2010 2:00 AM / Update March 7, 2011 2:44 PMClaims of unfair tactics intensify disputes between BNSF and injured workers.
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