Railroad Accident

Baytown, Texas, Railroad Accident Lawyers

Railroad crossing accidents happen on a regular basis in Texas, especially in rural counties where many crossings are unprotected by gates. At The Linebaugh Law Firm in Baytown, Texas, our lawyers have extensive experience helping the victims of these accidents.

One of those victims was a young woman who suffered a brain injury in a railroad crossing accident. In this case, the woman could not see the train approaching because her view had been blocked by railroad cars parked on a sidetrack. The law in Texas, as well as railroad operating rules, requires such parked boxcars to be at least 250 feet back from unprotected crossings. The cars in this case had been parked less than 100 feet from the crossing.

Through a careful investigation, our lawyers were able to establish that the cars had been illegally parked on the sidetrack for at least 10 days before the accident. We also counted the number of railroad employees who had seen the violation and done nothing about it. We further established through the use of a private investigator that the railroad continued to illegally park cars too close to the crossing in the weeks after the accident. By proving the continued violations of the law, we established that for this railroad company, it was "business as usual". Consequently, we were able to obtain a better settlement for our client. We were also able to hold the railroad accountable.

As a part of this case, our lawyers identified more that 70 railroad crossing accident cases across the country that involved some sort of view obstruction, including 15 cases that were virtually identical to ours.

Free Consultation: There is never a charge to simply talk to a lawyer about your railroad accident injury case at The Linebaugh Law Firm in Baytown, Texas.