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America’s big railroads have sought to cut costs relentlessly in recent years, potentially increasing the dangers faced by workers. Their actions included reducing crews on many services. Fortunately, a new rule announ...

The latest deadly Amtrak crash has raised new questions about the safety of the nation’s passenger train service as well as passive or uncontrolled crossings. Four people died and 150 suffered injuries when an Amtrak t...

NORFOLK, VA — May 17, 2022: A federal jury has ordered Norfolk Southern Railway to pay more than $303,000 to a Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers client who suffered an arm injury when he jumped out of the way of a giant set...

Railroad workers face many hazards in their daily jobs. Derailments often occur without warning and represent one of the most significant dangers on the railroad. Recently, several cars turned over when a freight train d...

Amtrak, America’s federal passenger railroad service, has a patchy safety record. Now the carrier faces a new crisis that threatens the safety of passengers and crew: a scarcity of new employees. It’s not a problem u...

Grade crossings are the most hazardous places on railroads. While these are intrinsically dangerous locations where trains may come into contact with cars, cyclists, pedestrians, and trucks, poor signage and design can e...

Questions are again being asked about Amtrak’s safety record after the derailment of a passenger train in Montana left at least three people dead and seven wounded. An investigation team has arrived at the scene of the...

For years the railroads have operated in the 20th century using 19th century tactics and equipment. A lot of the equipment on the railroad is outdated, and a lot of times it is broken, or poorly maintained. Additionally,...