Railroad in fiery derailment agrees to changes

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The nation’s largest freight railroad has agreed to more thorough inspections and maintenance improvements after a fiery oil train derailment in Oregon and the discovery of more than 800 potential safety violations across its sprawling network.
Details on the agreement between the Federal Railroad Administration and Union Pacific were obtained by The Associated Press.
Sixteen tank cars from a Union Pacific train hauling crude through the Columbia River Gorge de