• GASSED: The True Story of a Toxic Train Derailment

  • By: Ron Scholl
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GASSED: The True Story of a Toxic Train Derailment

By: Ron Scholl
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  • The tragic story of the 1996 Alberton, Montana, train crash and the largest release of chlorine gas in US railroad history. One train rider is killed, while hundreds are acutely injured. Many will suffer chronic symptoms for years to come, and seek justice for their toxic exposure.
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Episodes
  • Part 6 Chapter 29 "End of the Line" / End Notes

    Part 6 Chapter 29 "End of the Line" / End Notes
    Jan 1 2025

    We conclude the two-book series with a reflection and look forward from Lucinda Hodges, followed by some end notes. To see the books GASSED: The True Story of a Toxic Train Derailment, along with photos, illustrations and video links, visit Amazon.com. Thanks for listening.

    Pictured: The Lothrop Pine near Alberton, Montana (RL Scholl)
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    15 mins
  • Part 6 Chapter 27 "Settling" / Chapter 28 "Testimony"

    Part 6 Chapter 27 "Settling" / Chapter 28 "Testimony"
    Dec 30 2024

    Under pressure from the failure to find Montana Rail Link negligent in court, most of the remaining Alberton chlorine spill cases settle, including Lucinda Hodges’ family. Looking back over the past five long years, Hodges shares the chronic health impacts of her family’s exposure.
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    36 mins
  • Part 6 Chapter 26 "Rough Spot"

    Part 6 Chapter 26 "Rough Spot"
    Dec 25 2024

    We consider all of the evidence and information surrounding the Alberton derailment, and the obstruction of the EPA and other government agencies and responders in the immediate days following the derailment, to offer a reasoned explanation for the Montana Rail Link derailment and the obstruction.

    Pictured: Le Schutter giving tearful testimony about his son, MRL train engineer Billy Schutter, at the National EPA Ombudsman hearing on the Alberton case in Missoula in 2000.
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    30 mins

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