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10/20/2011
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Increase In Railroad Traffic May Increase Rail Road Crossing Injuries

The Piedmont triad in North Carolina is home to 1.5 million people. Those people are about to get a lot more train and railroad traffic when Norfolk Southern begins offering six-day-a-week rail service between the Port of Virginia in Norfolk and Greensboro, N.C. This may mean nothing to residents now but what happens when that increase in train traffic at railroad crossings causes an accident?

As a Virginia (VA) and North Carolina (NC) railroad accident attorney I know that personal injuries and even deaths do occur at public railroad crossings and many different federal regulations impact on the duties and responsibilities not only of a railroad crew, but respecting the warnings that must be provided by a railroad to cars or trucks that are crossing the railroad track. I hope with the increase in traffic Norfolk Southern also increases the number of safety precautions at railroad crossings.  

Recently a man was found dead in Norfolk, Virginia (VA) next to a railroad crossing and the accident is still being investigated.  The economic impact may be beneficial to the area but the danger at these crossings is real.   Our firm has been proud to help families harmed by railroad companies' neglect and wrongdoing at grade crossings in Virginia and beyond.

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Category: Railroad Injury/FELA



About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law and who have handled hundreds of railroad worker injury and general railroad injury cases. Please take a few moments to review our railroad injury case results involving FELA and other rail employee protection laws. 

We serve every area of North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, Nags Head and the western mountains, as well as all the cities and counties in between. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the
Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and we have been named one of the best Best Injury Law Firms in North Carolina for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Rick and Jim have been listed in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and our firm has the highest rating of AV from national lawyer ranking organization Martindale-Hubbell. That means we have a reputation for demonstrating preeminent legal skill.

We would like to send you one of our free reports about railroad injury and FELA cases, including the Dos and Don'ts When Injured at a Railroad: A Railroad Worker's FELA Rights and What Railroad Claim Agents Agents Won't Tell You (But You Must Know)

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