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Railroads are required to report
the FRA within thirty days of a railroad accident.
The U.S. railroad system has over 600 railroads,
making 200,000 miles of track. When a passenger
chooses to use railroad transportation and a railroad
accident occurs, a common carrier is liable for
negligence. The carriers are expected to protect
the safety of passengers and will be held responsible
if a railroad accident that resulted from a declined
standard of care contributed. Most cases of railroad
accidents that involve even the slightest amount
of negligence are the responsibility of the common
carrier.
Liability for a railroad accident
includes any injury caused from any element that
the railroad had control over. For example, if
a railroad accident was a slip and fall on a railroad
platform, an injury resulted from a railroad crossing,
or there was a railroad crash, the railroad has
the responsibility of doing everything in their
power to avoid a railroad accident from occurring.
Cases of a railroad crossing when a highway is
crossed or intersected by tracks demands exercising
care to avoid any possible injury from a railroad
accident.
State laws exist in order to
determine if the carrier is liable for the personal
injuries caused by the railroad accident. Most
states find a common carrier liable for the personal
injuries during the railroad accident, and other
states have regulations that do not hold the carrier
responsible for completely ensuring the safety
of a passenger but does find them to own a large
amount of responsibility. A railroad accident
that was the result of any type of noncompliance
with safety laws will assume full liability in
most instances.
Some railroads that are owned
or operated by government entities have tort claims
act laws in cases of railroad accidents. This
type of law requires the government entity to
be given notice of the injury from the railroad
accident within a short time and does not allow
filing of a lawsuit unless there has been proper
notice given.
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