Virginia Railroad Crossings a Constant Danger
A train accident in Argentina left 11 dead and more than 200 injured. A bus was able to slip under a malfunctioning crossing barrier.
CSX Engineer Crushed and Killed Between Locomotive and Rail Car
The United Transportation Union is reporting that its membership suffered its ninth fatal on-the-job accident during 2011. According to the UTU, a 6-year veteran CSX engineer was crushed and killed between a locomotive and a rail car in Botkins, Ohio (OH), on September 8. The locomotive had been pushing a stalled train, and the accident…
Railroad Switchmen Face Injury Risks From Malfunctioning Equipment
In his latest post to our Virginia personal law firm’s Railroad Injury/FELA Lawyers Blog, my colleague John C. writes about two recently concluded lawsuits in which switchmen received compensation for partially disabling back injuries suffered on the job. John also comments on the shaky, unbelievable defenses the defendants, BNSF and Belt Railway, used to make…
Two Rail Workers Killed in Accident
Two railroad workers were killed in an accident on Highway 2 in Frazer, Montana.
22 Injured, Including Crew Members, When Amtrak Train Derails
An Amtrak train known as the California Zephyr, which runs between Chicago and Los Angeles, experienced its second major accident within two months when it derailed in Nebraska (NE) after colliding with a crane on August 26, 2011. Twenty-two people — including passengers, two people outside the train and Amtrak crew members — suffered injuries…