By Wes Wade, The Daily Times; September 30, 2017
KNOXVILLE — A federal judge will decide whether two expert witnesses can testify at trial after hearing the pair criticize CSX Transportation Inc. and Union Tank Car Co. over a train derailment and chemical fire in Maryville two years ago.
The two men, one a mechanical engineer, the other a former track manager and derailment investigator in the railroad industry, were in Knoxville’s U.S. District Court Thursday to testify on behalf of several Blount County residents suing CSX and Union Tank Car (UTC) over the July 2, 2015, derailment.
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