Frequently Asked Questions

 All types of railroad workers are covered by the provisions of FELA, the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, including

Brakemen
Clerks
Conductors
Electricians
Engineers
Firemen
Machine operators
Maintenance of way workers
Maintenance workers
Mechanics
Signalmen
Switchmen
Welders
Yardmasters
Other railroad workers

If you or a loved one fall under one of these categories and has suffered a serious injury while on the job, don’t hesitate to contact a Virginia (VA) FELA lawyer for a free, no-hassle consultation.
Learn more: As Virginia and Carolina attorneys specializing in FELA and railroad injury law, we offer hundreds of pages of information to help you learn your rights and recover compensation if you’ve been hurt on the job, riding trains or crossing rail tracks. You may find our list “What Not to Do After a Railroad Accident” especially helpful.

As VA-based railroad worker injury attorneys, we regularly handle FELA, or Federal Employers’ Liability Act, cases against CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Amtrak and short-line railroads such as Bay Coast Railroad (formerly Eastern Shore Railroad) that have trains and tracks in Virginia.

Learn more: As Virginia and Carolina attorneys specializing in FELA and railroad injury law, we offer hundreds of pages of information to help you learn your rights and recover compensation if you’ve been hurt on the job, riding trains or crossing rail tracks. You may find our list “What Not to Do After a Railroad Accident” especially helpful.

The Federal Employers Liability act (FELA) is a federal law that protects and applies to railroad workers hurt on the job, working in interstate commerce. It is the exclusive remedy for railroad workers who are hurt on the job as far as claims against their own railroad employer. FELA covers accidents, diseases, and illnesses arising from the railroad workplace, or occurring at places or at times that are part of the worker’s job.
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