FELA & Railroad Injury Attorneys
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Passenger Train AccidentsTrain-related accidents injure passengers every year. Many passengers are injured while not even on the train.Passenger rail service in the United States operates with very few fatalities. There are, however, significant numbers of serious injuries every year. Some injuries are a direct result of train derailments, collisions, or faulty equipment and safety measures within the passenger cars themselves. Common causes of railroad accidents as identified by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) include:
Many of these injuries occur on train company property while passengers are in the process of boarding or de-boarding trains. This is especially true on metropolitan transit rail lines where ridership is increasing rather than decreasing as it is on long distance passenger lines. A recent report from Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New Jersey Transit reveals that accidents that included slips on ice, stumbles on escalators and falls through platform gaps, accounted for 419 injuries on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in 2005. The report also found that serious injuries on the same rail line— those requiring reports to the Federal Railroad Administration— increased from 43 to 132 from 2002 to 2004. If you have been injured in a passenger train accident, at a railway or transit station, getting on or off a train, or anywhere on railway company property, let an experienced lawyer and investigator determine if there is liability on the part of the railway company. You could be entitled to compensation for your injuries.
For a free consultation, contact a railroad injury attorney at Arnold & Itkin LLP by calling toll free (866)222-2606 or by submitting the form at the top of this page. |
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