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Train Accidents

Train accidents occur when a train collides with another train, a motor vehicle or an object or when a train derails or catches fire. Injuries and fatalities are often reported. If a party has been injured or killed then the amount of time that a victim may have to file a lawsuit may be short, particularly if a government owned railroad is at fault. Potential plaintiffs may be able to recover economic damages for things such as lost wage and medical expenses and non-economic damages such as pain and suffering. Train accidents are one type of railroad accident and may also be known as train crashes.

Fast Facts

In 2008, 71% of fatal train accidents occurred when a train derailed. Collisions only accounted for about 8% of train accidents.
Train accidents only accounted for about 18% of railroad accidents in the United States during 2008.

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Train Accidents

Although it is not common, save for in the movies, there are times where train accidents will occur due to col...
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Train Wreck Attorneys - Railroad Accidents

Train accidents happen for many reasons. Railroad crossings may be littered with debris, rail lines may be o...
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Train Accident Injury Claims: Recent Cases and Law

With a passenger capacity that can run up to hundreds and speeds of up to 90 mph, train accidents can be massi...
- By: Rodney Mesriani
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Fail to Stop for an Approaching Train

Many individuals have done it – the railroad crossing lights are flashing, the barricades are sliding down, an...
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Facts About Metro Link Accidents

Railroad accidents happen for various reasons and affect train riders, railroad workers and possibly by-standi...
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My brothers semi-truck was hit by a train and he was killed, what are our legal rights to claim against the railroad company?

My brother drives a semi-truck, delivering products all throughout the Midwest. A train recently struck his r...
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San Francisco Muni Metro Train Crash Injures 48

Safety inspectors are looking into what caused a Municipal Railway train accident that injured 48 people--four...
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The Danger of Driving While Intexticated

NBC Los Angeles recently posted a video where texting while driving was put to the test....
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