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Administrative/Regulatory

Jun. 19, 2003

Railroad Wins Ruling in Dunsmuir Disaster

SAN FRANCISCO - California regulators had no authority to require a railroad to maintain track safety at the scene of one of the worst environmental disasters in state history, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - California regulators had no authority to require a railroad to maintain track safety at the scene of one of the worst environmental disasters in state history, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
        However, the court sa...

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