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Why Your New York FELA Lawyer is Looking Ahead to High Speed Rails

The news of new high speed rail systems in the United States and high speed rail accidents in other countries has been abundant.

Will the high speed train systems being proposed in the United States be safe? As speed increases, so does the severity of crashes and train derailments. Thus, it is important that safety precautions be even more stringent for high speed rail trains.

High Speed Passenger Rail Safety Strategy

As a New York railroad worker you should be very interested in finding out what the government is proposing to do to keep you, your coworkers and passengers safe.

In November 2009, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued the first version of its High Speed Passenger Rail Safety Strategy. Specifically, the FRA's strategy includes three major components*:
  • Establishing Safety Standards and Program Guidance
  • Applying a System Safety Approach to Address Safety Concerns on Specific Lines
  • Ensuring that Railroads can Effectively and Efficiently Handle Emergencies

What You Should Do After a New York High Speed Rail Accident
History has shown us that despite the FRA's best intentions, some railroad accidents still occur. That is unlikely to be different for high speed rails. If anything, high speed rail accidents have the potential to be more significant, and high speed rail accident injuries have the potential to be more severe.

Accordingly, it is important to exercise your legal right to contact a New York FELA attorney if you are injured while working on the development of a high speed rail or operating a high speed train. Your New York train lawyer will work hard to investigate what happened in your accident and to help you recover any damages to which you may be legally entitled.

For more information, please contact an experienced New York FELA lawyer at 1-800-362-9329.

*Source: High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Strategy, Federal Railroad Administration Office of Railroad Safety Office of Railroad Development, Version 1.0 November 2009

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