( April 24, 2024, 9:37 AM EDT) -- WICHITA, Kan. — Tort claims brought by a group of local residents whose property was allegedly contaminated by migrating chemicals that originated at an industrial railroad site are barred by the applicable 10-year statute of repose for property damage claims because the original spills occurred several decades ago, a Kansas federal judge found in partly granting the railroad company’s motion to dismiss....