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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: BNSF Railway Co.
Current Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
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Penalty: $50,000
Year: 2017
Date: February 14, 2017
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: oil spill
Violation Description: Agreed to pay a $50,000 civil penalty following a train detrailment that caused a crude oil spill and fire near Galena.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Illinois Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
Facility City: Galena
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
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