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Company: Canadian Pacific Railway
Current Parent Company: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
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Penalty: $925,000
Year: 2003
Date: July 1, 2003
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Canadian Pacific was fined $925,000 in connection with a derailment and ammonia spill that killed one person and injured hundreds.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: North Dakota Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: North Dakota
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Specific Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Source of Data: Railroad Fined for N.D. Derailment, Associated Press, July 1, 2003 (via Nexis).
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