Train Wrecks

Despite increased federal safety regulations and the number of gated rail crossings, there are still many train accidents and wrecks in the state of Texas.  Railroad litigation can be very complex due to the federal regulations and other issues surrounding train accident cases. 

Although railroad regulation and an increase in the number of gated railroad crossings has improved safety, the increased rail congestion resulting from higher fuel prices, and the thousands of crossings still left without lights and gates has led to increased danger of collisions with trains and derailment. Hundreds are killed and many thousands injured each year in collisions with trains, and the railroads have repeatedly failed to make simple safety improvements that could save lives. While the installation of lights and gates at crossings has generally made crossings safer, more than half of the 16,000+ railroad crossings in Texas still have no lights or gates, and lights and gates which do exist, like other man-made devices, can sometimes fail. 

Injury cases involving rail carriers can be very complex, due to the tangled web of federal regulation, industry standards, and federal pre-emption law which must be sorted out to evaluate the merits of a case, and to determine the remedies available.

Few attorneys are qualified to handle the complexity of a railroad case. The Hogan Law Firm has devoted a significant portion of its practice to handling railroad grade crossing cases, and other rail safety matters. Please call us today for a free consultation.