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More than a simple act of charity, gifting clean water is symbolic of Dunsmuirs resilience after weathering a similar ordeal more than 30 years ago.

More than a simple act of charity, gifting clean water is symbolic of Dunsmuirs resilience after weathering a similar ordeal more than 30 years ago.

When materials such as asbestos were put into use, lead was added to paint and gasoline and we discovered the properties of PVC, we didn’t know any better. Now we do, and it is time to start acting like it.

Looking back at some of the most harmful train accidents in recent U.S. history.

Why do trains keep derailing at the Cantara Loop?

For the second time in 15 months, a Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed on the Cantara Loop near Dunsmuir.

For the second time in 15 months, a Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed on the Cantara Loop near Dunsmuir.

For the second time in 15 months, a Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed on the Cantara Loop near Dunsmuir.

A Union Pacific Railroad train derailed Tuesday near Dunsmuir, CA at the location of several previous accidents.

Railroad Model Craftsman Extra Board With Mount Shasta looming in the background, a light freight powered by Southern Pacific Mikado 3227 crosses the Hotlum trestle to reverse direction on the Grass Lake Wye. Southern Pacific Shasta Route in HO Otis McGee/photo by Dan Munson Growing up in the 1950s, I occasionally “played with” trains. But, by my teens, my attention had turned elsewhere. Not until years later, in need of a distraction from the rigors that came with my career, did I return t...