Union Pacific Railroad Co. News

Union Pacific to Pay $260K to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Union Pacific Railroad Co. will pay $260,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit in a case involving a former employee at Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. In the lawsuit, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged …

Landowners File Lawsuit over 1995 Oklahoma Chemical Spill

Landowners in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, have filed a lawsuit against a railroad company over a chemical spill caused by a train derailment two decades ago. The Journal Record reported that public documents indicate a railcar spilled about 3,300 gallons of …