Rail traffic in and around Atlanta is invariably heavy. Train travel in the area continues to be common, with Amtrak lines, MARTA commuter lines, and numerous freight-carrying lines converging on the city. With the sheer number of trains on the rails every day comes the possibility of more train accidents—including collisions with motor vehicles at highway and roadway grade crossings.
When it comes to rail operations in and around the City of Atlanta, railroad companies have a duty to use “extraordinary care” to prevent railroad accidents. When railroad companies and their employees, including train operators and conductors, fail to abide by this standard of care and an injury-causing accident occurs, then the rail company can be held responsible.
The train accidents that occur in and around Atlanta include:
- Collisions between trains and motor vehicles, such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles at roadway and highway grade crossings
- Collisions between trains that are operating on the rails
- Pedestrian suicides and accidents where pedestrians trespass on railroad tracks or refuse to cross the tracks at a properly designated grade crossing
- Errors made by train operators, conductors, and other individuals who are on board the train when the accident happens
- Accidents that happen when a train derails
- Accidents that occur when a railroad bridge unexpectedly collapses
If you or someone you love has suffered injuries as a pedestrian bystander or a passenger in one of these types of train accidents, then you should get the legal help that you need right away. The skilled Atlanta train accident attorneys at Brauns Law Accident Injury Lawyers, PC can help you file a claim or lawsuit arising from one of these types of train accidents. Once we have filed your claim, we can assist you with negotiating a settlement of your claim and/or with filing a lawsuit in your case and beginning litigation in the Georgia state court system.
