Railroad Injuries News
Train crash in D.C. leaves 9 dead, 80 injured
A Washington, D.C. Metro train collided with another stationary train on Monday, causing the deaths of nine on board and 80 injuries. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are currently investigating the train crash to determine why the moving train failed to stop before the collision. More »
Investigators confirm Metrolink driver was texting seconds before crash
Federal investigators have confirmed reports that the driver of the Metrolink commuter train involved in the recent Chatsworth train crash was sending and receiving text messages on his cell phone just seconds before colliding with an oncoming freight train. Of the 222 people traveling on the Metrolink train, 25 were killed and 135 more were injured in what is the worst U.S. train accident in the last 15 years.
Metrolink train wreck in Chatsworth claims 25 lives
A Metrolink commuter train traveling northbound from Los Angeles collided with an oncoming freight train near Chatsworth on Friday, killing at least 25 passengers and crew members and injuring 135. Of the 81 people taken to the hospital with injuries from the Chatsworth train crash, at least 40 were listed in critical condition as of Saturday.
Railroad worker files FELA lawsuit
A railroad worker has filed a lawsuit against a company that he says was responsible for injuries he suffered on the job. Eldwin Garrett has accused the BNSF Railway Co. of negligence under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) in connection with injuries he suffered last year.
Lawsuit filed in New York railroad crossing accident
The father of a New York man who was killed in a railroad crossing accident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the operator of the train that killed his son. Steven Bello says that CSX Corp. was “careless and negligent” for failing to install adequate safety or warning systems at the crossing where the car driven by his son, Christopher, was struck by a train.