Davis, Bethune & Jones, LLC - Representing Victims of Railroad Crossing Accidents

Railroad Accidents

On the tracks and in the railyard, there is an average of 10,000 railroad accidents every year. These accidental injury and wrongful death cases damage the lives of individuals within the railroad industry as well as ordinary citizens. The safety concern goes further than that, though. Trains are surrounded by employees working on duty and often those not on duty. Accidents involve train passengers but also involve trespassers, contractors and sometimes people off railroad property. With all of these potential liabilities, it's essential railroad companies maintain a good safety profile. Some companies of interest include:

Union Pacific Accident Profile
Amtrak Accident Profile
BNSF Accident Profile
CTX Transportation Accident Profile
Norfolk Southern Railway Accident Profile

 

 

Union Pacific Railroad Company

Union Pacific Railroad Company is one of the largest railroad companies in the country. It directly owns and operates track in 23 states, with a network divided into 21 service units. Union Pacific has hundreds of railyards throughout its network, including:

• Bailey Yard - the largest railroad classification yard in the world, located in North Platte, Nebraska
• Hinkle Locomotive Service and Repair Facility - Hinkle, Oregon
• J.R. Davis Yard - Rooseville, California
• Jenks Shop - North Little Rock, Arkansas
• Global III Intermodal Facility - Rochelle, Illinois
• Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal - Dallas, Texas

Union Pacific has the highest number of railroad accidents, highway-rail crossing incidents, and employee on duty cases within the industry:

Amtrak

Amtrak is the national intercity passenger train system. It is a quasi-governmental agency, with all of its preferred stock owned by the federal government. Amtrak employs over 19,000 people.

Amtrak has a nationwide network of 22,000 miles of routes, and serves 500 communities in 46 states. Amtrak operates over all seven Class I railroads, as well as several short lines. It serves 25 million passengers. Amtrak also provides small package shipping services between over 100 cities.

Amtrak's busiest stations are:

• New York - Penn Station
• Philadelphia - 30th Street Station
• Washington - Union Station
• Chicago - Union Station
• Los Angeles - Union Station

Amtrak has a relatively low number of railroad accidents, but a high number of railyard & employee on duty cases each year:

 

BNSF Railway (formerly Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway)

The BNSF Railway is among the top transporters of intermodal traffic in North America, and moves more grain than any other American railroad. It also hauls enough coal to generate roughly 10% of the electricity produced in the United States.

The BNSF Railway directly owns and operates track in 27 states, and it is divided into 14 operating divisions. BNSF operates various facilities all over the United States to support its transportation system. In 2000, the BNSF Railway established a grade-crossing closure program, wherein BNSF works with communities and landowners to identify crossings that are unnecessary or redundant.

BNSF Railway yearly railroad accidents:

 

CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation operates the largest railroad in the eastern United States with a 22,000-mile rail network linking commercial markets in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces. CSX Transportation headquarters are in Jacksonville, Fla. It operates two regions, and they are split by the Northern Region which is based out of Calumet City, IL, and the Southern Region based out of Jacksonville, FL. Within these regions CSX Transportation has 10 divisions, with each region having 5 divisions.

CSX Transportation yearly railroad accidents:

 

Norfolk Southern Railway

Norfolk Southern Railway operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada. The most common commodity hauled on the railroad is coal from mines in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The company is also a major transporter of auto parts and completed vehicles.

Norfolk Southern Railway has more than 28,160 employees, 3,468 locomotives, and 101,095 freight cars. The company has 26 major rail classification yards and six major locomotive shops.

Norfolk Southern Railway yearly railroad accidents:

If you're a train passenger, railyard worker or another individual who's been injured on or by a train, the railroad accident lawyers of Davis, Bethune & Jones can assist with your case. Your safety is of the utmost importance; that's why we provide the railway company profiles above.