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Typically train accident or railroad accidents are considered common carrier accidents. Train operators and local railroads and other common carriers are held responsible if the accident resulted from a failure of the railroad to meet the high standard of care required. This means that train operators and railroads can be held responsible for even the slightest negligence.

In addition to accidents and crashes railroads may be liable for injuries caused from any element within their control including slip and falls on railroad platforms, or an injury resulting in defective railroad crossing.

If you have been injured on a train or railroad it is essential that you contact a lawyer quickly as there are very short statutes of limitations in many states. Some railroads are owned or operated by government entities. In these cases, laws called "tort claims acts" may apply to injuries caused by the railroad. Tort claims acts usually require that the government entity be given notice of the injury within a very short time, and prohibit the filing of a lawsuit unless the proper notice is given.

If you or a loved have been injured in a train accident, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified personal injury attorney.
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Louisiana Train Derailment and Acid Spill

May 19, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A six-car train derailment that caused one of the cars to rupture and leak hydrochloric acid, resulted in the evacuation of thousands this weekend in Louisiana.  The acid formed a yellowish pool on the ground and spread a large, toxic cloud over Lafayette, a southern Louisiana city about 125 miles west of New Orleans.  A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company train was responsible for the derailment and spill.An evacuation order was enacted early on Saturday morning after an...

Officials call for better rail safety

Mar 15, 2007 | www.oneidadispatch.com
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a task force to investigate all upstate New York CSX accidents this year. "For far too long, CSX has failed to prevent these incidents and protect upstate New York communities from these recurring accidents. Federal regulators have not done nearly enough to crack down on these companies after accidents to improve and secure the rail infrastructure across the state," he said. "The task force I am proposing would have the sole focus of...

Train derailment forces evacuation

Mar 13, 2007 | AP
A fiery explosion of a freight train carrying liquid propane forced an evacuation Monday from the city of Oneida, stalled passenger train service and shut down a section of the state Thruway. The 7 a.m. blast from the derailed train sent a huge fireball into the dawn sky. Thick, black smoke continued to pour out for hours as propane tanker cars burned through the morning. Oneida Fire Chief Don Hudson said two cars containing liquid propane exploded and burned out. Two other tankers filled...

Search begins for cause of Oneida derailment, explosion

Mar 13, 2007 | www.star-gazette.com
A detailed investigation into what caused Monday's train derailment and explosion could take up to 18 months, but authorities said they may have some answers by the end of the week. The chaos in Oneida started around 7 a.m. when 28 cars of a 79-car CSX train derailed, sending a bright orange fireball into the sky. Two tanks containing pressurized propane initially caught fire. Soon after those fires burned out, two other tanks with liquefied petroleum gas and one with the solvent toluene began...

Propane cars explode, part of city being evacuated

Mar 12, 2007 | AP
A fiery explosion of a freight train carrying liquid propane forced an evacuation Monday from this small central New York city and shut down a section of the state Thruway. The 7 a.m. blast sent a huge fireball into the dawn sky. Thick, black smoke continued to pour out hours later as about half a dozen propane tanker cars burned, said Oneida Police Chief David Meeker. Fire crews were trying to keep the flames from spreading to other tankers on the derailed 80-car train, about half of which...

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