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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Illinois Central Railroad
Current Parent Company: Canadian National Railway
Penalty: $50,000
Year: 2005
Date: February 2, 2005
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Illinois Central Railroad agreed to pay a $50,000 civil penalty to resolve claims that corn spilled after a 2002 derailment allegedly polluted a creek near its Clinton rail yard. The spill allegedly killed more than 7,800 fish.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Illinois Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
Facility City: Clinton
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Specific Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Source of Data: (click here)
Notes: In February 2004, Illinois Central paid $2,765.63 to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in penalties for the estimated 7,800 fish killed as a result of the incident.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.