Railyard explosion, inspections raise safety questions about Union Pacific's hazmat shipping
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FILE - Smoke emanates from a railroad car after an explosion at Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, Sept. 14, 2023, in North Platte, Neb. The explosion of a shipping container filled with toxic acid inside the worlds largest railyard, combined with hundreds of rules violations inspectors found there, raises questions about Union Pacific's safety and the effectiveness of the rules for shipping hazardous materials. The Sept. 14 blast fortunately happened in a remote corner of the railyard and the resulting fire did not spread widely. (Ryan Herzog/The Telegraph via AP, File)FILE - Locomotives are stacked up with freight cars in the Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard, April 21, 2016, in North Platte, Neb. The explosion of a shipping container filled with toxic acid inside the worlds largest railyard, Bailey Yard, combined with hundreds of rules violations inspectors found there, raises questions about Union Pacific's safety and the effectiveness of the rules for shipping hazardous materials. The Sept. 14, 2023, blast fortunately happened in a remote corner of the railyard and the resulting fire did not spread widely. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)FILE - A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018. The explosion of a shipping container filled with toxic acid inside the worlds largest railyard, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Neb., combined with hundreds of rules violations inspectors found there, raises questions about Union Pacific's safety and the effectiveness of the rules for shipping hazardous materials. The Sept. 14, 2023, blast fortunately happened in a remote corner of the railyard and the resulting fire did not spread widely. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
FILE - Smoke emanates from a railroad car after an explosion at Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, Sept. 14, 2023, in North Platte, Neb. The explosion of a shipping container filled with toxic acid inside the worlds largest railyard, combined with hundreds of rules violations inspectors found there, raises questions about Union Pacific's safety and the effectiveness of the rules for shipping hazardous materials. The Sept. 14 blast fortunately happened in a remote corner of the railyard and the resulting fire did not spread widely. (Ryan Herzog/The Telegraph via AP, File)
