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• Amtrak train hits, kills woman in Ritzville

  December 29, 2011 in Region A 38-year-old Ritzville woman was struck by an Amtrak train and killed Wednesday night. 9

• Ethanol spills in Pasco rail yard accident

  November 7, 2011 in Region Two trains collided in a switching yard at Pasco, derailing two locomotives and about a dozen cars. One of them has leaked about 2,000 gallons of ethanol.

• Train catches fire downtown

  September 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 A locomotive pulling freight cars through downtown Spokane caught fire Monday morning, shooting flames and leaving a thick trail of acrid smoke surrounding the elevated viaduct. A BNSF spokesman said … 1

• Locomotive fire leaves trail of smoke through Spokane

  September 26, 2011 in City A locomotive pulling freight cars through downtown Spokane caught fire this morning, shooting flames and leaving a thick trail of acrid smoke surrounding the viaduct. 1

• Icy weather blamed for rail delays, closings

  January 2, 2011 in City on Page B1 A Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman said icy weather backed up trains on New Year’s Day and forced it to halt Amtrak service on its tracks across Montana and North …

• Train derailment repair deadline set

  June 10, 2010 in City on Page A7 Repairs to parts of State Route 231 at Edwall that were damaged in a train derailment last week will not be completed until Friday, the Washington State Patrol reported.

• Track, roads under repair after derailment

  June 3, 2010 in City on Page A7 The main railroad between Seattle and Spokane is back open, following a derailment.

• BNSF reopens train tracks west of Spokane after derailment

  June 2, 2010 in City The main railroad between Seattle and Spokane is back open, following a derailment. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train jackknifed on a side rail line early Wednesday, blocking the …

• Train jumper dies after leap near Bonners Ferry

  November 4, 2009 A 25-year-old man was found dead along railroad tracks near Bonners Ferry this morning after apparently leaping from a train he’d boarded illegally. 2

• Property owners sue BNSF over 2007 fire

    January 13, 2009 in City Eleven property owners who live or own land near Marshall, southwest of Spokane, have filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for causing a 365-acre wildfire …