When trains and train tracks are safely and appropriately manufactured, operated and maintained, trains offer many conveniences.  But when a train is involved in an accident, it can be incredibly destructive.  The overwhelming differences in size, weight and speed between trains and other motor vehicles like passenger cars make it painfully apparent that when a train collides with a car, the odds do not favor the car or its occupants.  Severe damage to the car is almost a certainty, and the chances of devastating injuries to the car’s occupants are extremely high.  Indeed, all forms of train accidents – including train derailments, train/truck collisions and absolutely train/pedestrian collisions – are quite capable of producing catastrophic injuries or death.  Alarmingly, some statistics suggest that a train accident occurs every 90 minutes in the United States. 

In many instances, train accidents occur because of railroad companies’ negligence.  Some of the factors that can produce or contribute to a train accident include a failure to install lights and gates at railroad crossings, a failure to remove vegetation and trees that block others’ view of oncoming trains at and near crossings, faulty railroad crossing signals, and insufficiently trained or overworked railroad employees.  Many of these factors are exclusively within the railroad's control. The train accident lawyers at GWC strive to serve members of the public who have been wronged by railroad companies and others involved in the manufacture, operation and maintenance of trains and train tracks and crossings.

Train accident litigation is a sophisticated area of law that not all attorneys are equally equipped to handle.  The defendants are almost always large, powerful corporations who are quick to deny liability.  These cases often implicate both state and federal regulations.  Meticulous investigation is required, expert witnesses must usually be retained, and the expenses can mount quickly.  GWC’s top-notch, dedicated train accident attorneys possess the knowledge, the experience and the resources that are crucial to the favorable resolution of a train crash case.

It is important to recognize that not all train accidents form the basis for railroad liability, and a good train accident lawyer will be honest with you about the merit of your particular case.  But where grounds for liability exist, a good train accident lawyer will refuse to accept less than the maximum compensation to which you are entitled under the law.  If you were injured or lost someone close to you in a train accident, GWC’s train accident lawyers stand ready, willing, and able to help.  Call us for a free consultation.