FELA Lawyer News Blog

Archive for December, 2010

FELA lawyer news blog shows security camera footage capturing the moment when a passenger falls from the platform onto the train tracks at a Spanish Metro Station. Alarmed passengers on the opposite platform try in vain to warn the conductor of the incoming train only seconds from hitting the fallen man.

As it becomes clear that the train isn’t going to stop in time, a 30 year old off duty policeman becomes a hero when he takes his life in his hands and comes to the rescue jumping down on the tracks pulling the 41 year old passenger to safety just a split second before the train hits both men.

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FAYETTE STATION, WV – A CSX employee, who was working on the railroad tracks near Fayette Station, fell approximately 125 feet down an embankment at the New River. The accident occurred early Monday morning, November 29 at approximately 5:30 am.

A fellow CSX worker was in the area and located the injured man. He led the Fayette County Rope Rescue team to the scene as reported by Meredith Gray, who is the public information officer for Ansted and Fayetteville fire departments. ... Read More

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – On Tuesday, November 30, 2010 an Iowa Northern Railway derailed in downtown Cedar Rapids, IA spilling a load of corn on the roadway and tying up traffic.

Rail cars derail in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa spilling corn on the roadway.

Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County, Iowa in the east-central part of the state, about 128 miles northeast of Des Moines. ... Read More