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Company: American Heritage Railways
Penalty: $20,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: March 21, 2022
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced an agreement with the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and its parent company, American Heritage Railways, under which the railroad will pay $20 million to compensate the United States for damages caused by a 2018 fire near Durango, Colorado, and will also modify railroad operations and take other measures to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-District of Colorado
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Colorado
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