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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: BNSF Railway Company
Current Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
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Penalty: $10,000
Year: 2003
Date: September 30, 2003
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: railroad safety violation
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Source of Data: Taken from the Federal Railroad Administration's FY2003 safety penalty report obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. A copy is available upon request.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.