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As dozens of communities in the United States and Canada have learned, there is no predicting when and where a freight train will derail. Some derailments are relatively minor, and involve benign cargos such as grain or cement or molasses, or just a car or two jumping a track in a switch yard. Other...

What is a life worth? It is a question often thought about but rarely asked. There is no greater trauma than losing a loved one or family member due to a preventable event, a defective product, or negligence. While financial recovery will never replace a loved one, spouse, or child, compensation is society’s means...