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Train Accident Lawyers, Lawsuits, & Injuries to Train Passengers

By Lawrence Buckfire

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Train accident lawyers represent clients injured in cases involving train accidents and railroad crossing accidents. These train accident cases involve trains and locomotives that carry both passengers and cargo.

Causes of Train Accidents

According to the Federal Railroad Administration, approximately 3,000 train accidents occur each year in the U.S. with nearly 1.000 people dying as a result. Train accident lawsuits are most commonly filed for passengers of trains who are injured due to the negligent driving of the train conductor or a defect on the train. Other cases are filed by individuals who were not on the train, but rather in other cars, on motorcycles or bicycles, or pedestrians and were injured due to the negligence of the train conductor. Cases are typically filed against the negligent train driver and the company or city that owns the train.

Injuries due to train accidents happen due to some of the following:

Mechanical or electrical failures
Collisions with passenger vehicles
Train Passenger injuries
Unprotected crossings
Inadequate warnings at railroad crossings
Malfunctioning warnings at railroad crossings
Failure to whistle or notify victims of an approaching train
Overgrown foliage obscuring lines of sight
Trains traveling at excessive speed
Train derailments
Chemical spills

Train Accident Lawsuits

Lawsuits are often filed for passengers of trains who are injured due to the negligence of the train company or a defect in the tracks or rails. The train company is liable for these injuries. Other cases are filed by individuals who were not on the train, but rather were in other cars, on motorcycles or bicycles, or pedestrians and were injured due to the negligence of the train, or against another person if they were a passenger in a motor vehicle.

For injured persons in a train accident, they must identify all of the responsible parties and file a claim against them before the statute of limiations expires. The statute of limitaions is different for each state.

Most Common Train Companies Train Accident Lawyers File Claims Against

Lawsuits for train accident cases are most often filed against these companies:

Amtrak

CSX

Union Pacific

Norfolk Southern

CONRAIL

Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Canadian Pacific

Canadian National

Kansas City Southern

Illinois Central

Victims of train accidents do have legal rights and if injured while riding a train or suffer injuries due to a train conductors negligence should contact a train accident lawyer immediately to discuss their legal rights.

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