Violation Tracker Summary for Primary Offense Type
Offense Type:
railroad safety violation
Penalty Total since 2000:
$155,941,268
Number of Penalty Records:
15,117
Note:
The totals here are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
Union Pacific | $39,751,778 | 3,238 |
Berkshire Hathaway | $22,762,522 | 2,189 |
CSX | $17,976,369 | 1,529 |
Norfolk Southern | $13,168,975 | 1,345 |
Canadian National Railway | $6,416,565 | 578 |
Kansas City Southern | $3,015,963 | 273 |
Brookfield Asset Management | $2,695,405 | 318 |
Canadian Pacific Railway | $2,227,225 | 223 |
Watco Companies | $1,616,990 | 180 |
Linde | $770,440 | 37 |
Individual Penalty Records:
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Company |
Parent |
Parent Major Industry |
Year |
Agency |
Penalty Amount |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
BNSF Railway Company |
Berkshire Hathaway |
diversified |
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway |
Alliant Energy |
utilities and power generation |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Canadian National Railway |
Canadian National Railway |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Canadian National Railway |
Canadian National Railway |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Canadian National Railway |
Canadian National Railway |
railroads |
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Canadian National Railway |
Canadian National Railway |
railroads |
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Canadian Pacific Railway |
Canadian Pacific Railway |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CSX Transportation Inc. |
CSX |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad |
Canadian Pacific Railway |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad |
|
|
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Indiana Rail Road Company |
|
|
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Illinois Railnet |
|
|
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Kansas City Southern Railway |
Kansas City Southern |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Kansas City Southern Railway |
Kansas City Southern |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad |
Watco Companies |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Long Island Rail Road |
|
|
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
|
|
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
|
|
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
San Joaquin Valley Railroad |
Brookfield Asset Management |
diversified |
2009 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad |
Watco Companies |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad |
Iowa Pacific Holdings |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Norfolk Southern Railway |
Norfolk Southern |
railroads |
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Tacoma Municipal Belt Line Railway |
|
|
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Texas and New Mexico Railroad |
Watco Companies |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Texas and New Mexico Railroad |
Watco Companies |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Talleyrand Terminal Railroad |
Brookfield Asset Management |
diversified |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Union Pacific Railroad |
Union Pacific |
railroads |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
WATCO Switching |
Watco Companies |
railroads |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
IEW Construction Group |
|
|
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Miller Electric Company |
|
|
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
West Colton Rail Terminal LLC |
|
|
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
U.S. Environmental Services, LLC |
|
|
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
ABERDEEN ENERGY, LLC |
|
|
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
ALON, USA, LP |
Delek |
oil and gas |
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CALABRIAN CORP. |
Ineos |
chemicals |
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
CORNHUSKER ENERGY LEXINGTON LLC |
|
|
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Diageo Canada, Inc. |
Diageo |
beverages |
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
DOW CORNING CORPORATION |
Dow Inc. |
chemicals |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Delaware City Refining Company LLC |
PBF Energy |
oil and gas |
2013 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
POET Biorefining-Gowrie |
Poet LLC |
miscellaneous energy products and systems |
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
GARDNER ASPHALT CORPORATION |
|
|
2012 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Hawkeye Renewables LLC. |
|
|
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Geocycle, LLC |
|
|
2011 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
Indiana Bio-Energy LLC |
|
|
2009 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
INTERCONTINENTAL TERMINALS COMPANY |
|
|
2010 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY |
J.R. Simplot |
agribusiness |
2014 |
FRA |
$6,500 |
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(*): Some penalties are partial or complete duplicates of other penalty records, either because a DOJ settlement duplicates an agency record or because EPA listed the full penalty for a company for each of the company's relevant facilities. Penalty amounts marked with an asterisk have been identified by Good Jobs First as duplicating other penalty amounts.