Lawsuit claims BNSF illegally placed boulders to block homeless camps in Vancouver

BNSF employees recently installed a rare track component to address a bottleneck on the network in Vancouver, Wash. When one set of railroad tracks crosses over another, the point at which they intersect is known as a crossover or a “diamond,” in reference to the diamond-shaped center. Track speeds are often reduced through a crossover or diamond to ensure safety. BNSF trains operating through a crossover at the Columbia River Bridge between the Fallbridge and Seattle subdivisions used to be lim