{"id":574,"date":"2021-03-08T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/?post_type=news&#038;p=574"},"modified":"2023-07-17T06:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T06:06:23","slug":"waterloo-man-killed-by-a-train-suing-railroad-and-local-farm","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/news\/waterloo-man-killed-by-a-train-suing-railroad-and-local-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterloo man killed by a train suing railroad and local farm."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Waterloo man is suing Union Pacific railroad after approaching a double-track railroad crossing while one train was traveling north and the other south. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stopped for the first train but didn&#8217;t see the second one according to his father. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit states some specifics about the railroad grade crossing that could have made this particularly crossing dangerous:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>about 40 trains were traveling through the crossing each day traveling up to 70 miles per hour.<\/li><li>The &#8220;uncontrolled&#8221; crossing had no gates or arms that went down or signal lights that warned drivers of approaching trains.  <\/li><li>The crossing was significantly elevated above the surrounding terrain, and the road leading to it had a steep uphill grade<\/li><li>The grade made it difficult for people traveling west to see approaching southbound trains.<\/li><li>Union Pacific land northeast of the crossing had overgrown vegetation that obstructed the line of sight to southbound trains. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these factors combined can be a recipe for disaster.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a case like this with so many different factors and multiple defendants it can be important to your case to hire an experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/12-attorney-profiles\/steve-groves-attorney\/\">FELA attorney<\/a> who has a thorough understanding of <a href=\"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/law-firm-practice-areas\/fela-attorney-railroad-injury-lawyer\/\">FELA laws<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/railroad-grade-crossing-accidents\/\">railroad grade crossing accident<\/a> may have been avoidable if it had warning gates and flashing lights, keeping both the driver and railroad engineer safe.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or a loved one has been involved in railroad crossing accident, you can contact an experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/12-attorney-profiles\/steve-groves-attorney\/\">FELA attorney<\/a> at Groves Powers LLC offering high quality legal services. <a href=\"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/contact-phone-fax-e-mail\/\">Contact Us. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnd.com\/news\/local\/article249700073.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Waterloo man is suing Union Pacific railroad after approaching a double-track railroad crossing while one train was traveling north and the other south. He stopped for the first train but didn&#8217;t see the second one according to his father. The lawsuit states some specifics about the railroad grade crossing that could have made this &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/news\/waterloo-man-killed-by-a-train-suing-railroad-and-local-farm\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Waterloo man killed by a train suing railroad and local farm.<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"news-category":[17],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Groves Powers LLC","author_link":"https:\/\/grovespowerslaw.com\/stage578\/author\/groves-powers-llc\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A Waterloo man is suing Union Pacific railroad after approaching a double-track railroad crossing while one train was traveling north and the other south. 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