Railroad safety has been under the microscope across the US since last July. That is when 47 people died as a runaway oil train exploded in Quebec. Also, a tanker train derailed last December in North Dakota, which caused a major explosion as the spilled…
Virginia environmentalists are concerned that an increase in tanker trains carrying crude oil to a new shipping center in Yorktown could lead to a serious environmental disaster. The issue is the crude oil that is being shipped in from the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota.…
The U.S. Department of Transportation finally appears ready to give some teeth to regulations that would require oil transporters to improve the safety of their shipments. Following several recent oil spills and explosive train derailments, the DOT has begun taking action to bring the industry…
Keeping railroad workers and passengers safe should be the number one priority of railroad companies. However as a railroad accident attorney I have seen railroad companies deny all accountability for their actions. This includes everything from train derailment injuries to deadly mesothelioma exposure. Now government officials…
Leaps and bounds in innovation and technology are continually making our world a better place to live in. Now technology is making railroads safer and preventing serious crashes from occurring in passenger and freight trains. The new technology consists of a string of fiber-optic sensors that run along…
Railroad industries don’t want to spend any more money than they have to for safety, even if it means it would save lives. This is evident from the push back that lawmakers are getting from railroad executives. Last year, the industry spent nearly $47 million lobbying…
Three families in San Francisco recently filed a very unusual injury lawsuit against Boeing and Asiana Airlines. The suit, concerning the recent crash of Flight 214 at SFO International Airport, claims that passengers in the coach cabin suffered more severe injuries than their wealthier brethren…
In response to one of the multiple lawsuits accusing Conrail and its parent companies, CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp., of negligence in a November train derailment and chemical spill in Paulsboro, N.J., Conrail is claiming it is “exempt from strict liability” for injuries and…
CSX officials say that a train that recently derailed near Baltimore, Maryland suffered an explosion and subsequent fire earlier this week due to a hazardous chemical on board several of...
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a railroad crossing in Midland, Texas, where four veterans died after being hit by a train earlier this month, was meant to give passing...
