John Funk Associated Press//October 2, 2023//

A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

John Funk Associated Press//October 2, 2023//

These cases were once going to be part of a class-action lawsuit that the railroad estimated might include as many as 7,700 people. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government...

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