FELA Lawsuit

In a case filed last week in the Orange County District Court, railroad worker Myron Lynn Reed made allegations of negligence against Union Pacific Railroad. According to the suit, in October of last year, Reed injured his back, neck, and shoulder as the result of a collision between a truck and the train Reed was […]

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Railroad operator CSX Corporation has reported fourth quarter net earnings of $365 million, or 86 cents per share, on revenue of $2.58 billion. The earnings were reported for the three month period ending December 28, 2007 and reflect a significant increase compared to the year earlier profit of $347 million on $2.4 billion of revenue. […]

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Senator Charles Schumer of New York has called on the Federal Railroad Administration to a derailment that occurred Wednesday January 23 2008 in Canastota, as well as other train accidents that have happened over the last 18 months. Schumer described the derailment as “just the latest reminder that CSX’s persistently troubling safety record continues to […]

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A 62 year old Burlington Northern Railroad worker was injured when his leg became trapped under a locomotive. The man was working in a pit beneath the locomotive at a maintenance facility, when a conveyor belt pinned his leg under a metal plate. The victim was rushed to a hospital. An investigation into the causes […]

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Two CSX Railroad employees were sent to the hospital with serious injuries after a train collision and derailment on January 5, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The train wreck occurred when a CSX train headed for the Avon rail yard hit 112 cars head-on after they were accidentally released.
The accident occurred behind the home of nearby […]

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