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11 Apr 2014, 10:50 am
I’ve written about the case before, in a Reason.org blog post: Amtrak, formally called the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, was created by statute in 1970. [read post]
14 Feb 2013, 10:11 pm
” • Amtrak: The stability and growth of Amtrak is critical not just to interstate passenger rail, but to New Jersey Transit, which relies on Amtrak’s infrastructure on the Northeast Corridor and the tunnels into Manhattan to bring New Jersey commuters to work. [read post]
8 Jan 2013, 6:00 am
Two Amtrak passenger trains also collided with idle vehicles on the tracks in Florida and Michigan. [read post]
17 Aug 2012, 7:20 am
Potentially Helpful Info Pursuing either railroad employee injury claims or lawsuits against trucking companies is difficult. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 10:42 am
The lawsuits, filed by the children of the Amtrak conductor tragically killed in the crash and three injured passengers, allege the railroad company used a defective rail crossing sign and that the Nevada Department of Transportation failed to post effective warning signs for approaching motorists. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 5:30 am
NTSB’s recommendations seem particularly appropriate for the passenger and freight rail lines that operate in Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia (VA), where I practice railroad law. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 4:06 am
Amtrak, BNSF, CSX, NS and other rail companies claim installing PTC would be too expensive. [read post]
20 Jan 2012, 10:18 am
Railroad companies are now pushing hard to relax the law's main provision. [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 1:31 pm
In the federal suit filed by the railroad company, Amtrak alleges that the trucking company was negligent in training and hiring its drivers, as well as, maintaining the safety of their vehicles. [read post]
11 Sep 2011, 6:04 am
We filed suit for the officer against his former employer, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) seeking recompense for the work-related injury. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 4:26 pm
In response, John Davis Trucking Company filed a lawsuit against Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad (UP), in the U.S. [read post]
11 Aug 2011, 11:37 am
Amtrak has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts company that owned the truck hit by the Downeaster passenger train last month in North Berwick, Maine. [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 5:48 am
When Congress passed the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act in 1997, the railroad industry had successfully lobbied to include in "accountability" legislation a statutory-mandated limitation on damage awards in major railway negligence cases. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 9:00 pm
The safety features that will e looked into is the signs, the site distance, has this road met all the national standards for railroad crossings. [read post]
18 Jul 2011, 9:21 pm
\x3Cbr /\x3E\x3Cbr /\x3EThe federal law limiting liability for railroad operators is called the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997. [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 11:22 am
CNN reports that John Davis Trucking Company is under investigation following a crash that involved one of their truckers, who crashed into an Amtrak train carrying 195 passengers and 14 crew members at a railroad crossing. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 7:47 am
An exact passenger estimate is difficult to ascertain as Amtrak does not record the amount of passengers that actually board the train. [read post]
29 Jun 2011, 10:12 am
Last Monday (June 20) morning a 1994 pickup truck was struck by an Amtrak passenger train in Cheraw, South Carolina. [read post]
28 Jun 2011, 6:50 pm
Now, Amtrak train attendant Alexandra Curtis has filed a truck accident lawsuit against trucker Lawrence Valli and his employer John Davis Trucking Company. [read post]
26 Jun 2011, 8:22 am
A commercial semi-truck crashed into the side of Amtrak passenger train killing two, and injuring many. [read post]
