--- title: FELA Attorney's Blog | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers description: Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers for on job injuries and whistleblower claims and those of injured passengers. --- [![fw-fela-logo.png](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fw-fela-logo.png?width=504&name=fw-fela-logo.png "fw-fela-logo.png")](https://www.felaattorney.com/) ![lpheader-blog-header.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LP_Headers/lpheader-blog-header.jpg?width=1024&name=lpheader-blog-header.jpg "lpheader-blog-header.jpg") ## FELA Attorney's Blog | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers and rail passengers ## [Put up or shut up?  What Do I Say if the Claims Person Wants My Statement?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/put-up-or-shut-up-what-do-i-say-if-the-claims-person-wants-my-statement) ## [A Contractor for My Railroad Caused My Injury. Does FELA Still Apply?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/a-contractor-for-my-railroad-caused-my-injury.-does-fela-still-apply) ## [Does the FELA Cover Me Before or After I Punch In or Out of Work?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/does-the-fela-cover-me-before-or-after-i-punch-in-or-out-of-work) ## [How Does the Railroad Collect Dirt on Me?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-does-the-railroad-collect-dirt-on-me) ## [36 Hours to a Million Dollar Verdict](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/36-hours-to-a-million-dollar-verdict) ## [Why You Can't Prepare for a Deposition Far in Advance](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/why-you-cant-prepare-for-a-deposition-far-in-advance) ## [Cumulative Trauma: A Workplace Injury Inflicted in Slow Motion](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/cumulative-trauma-a-workplace-injury-inflicted-in-slow-motion) ## [$1.2 Million Trial Verdict for Signal Inspector Hurt on Railroad](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/1.2-million-trial-verdict-for-signal-inspector-hurt-on-railroad) ## [This Railroad Worker’s Quick FELA Injury Settlement Dramatically Hurt His Future](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/this-railroad-workers-quick-fela-injury-settlement-dramatically-hurt-his-future) ## [That Railroad Investigation Letter Might be a Violation of Your Rights](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/that-railroad-investigation-letter-might-be-a-violation-of-your-rights) ## [I’m Suing the Railroad. Where Will My FELA Lawsuit Take Place?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/im-suing-the-railroad.-where-will-my-fela-lawsuit-take-place) ## [FRA? FELA? A Pocket Guide to Railroad Acronyms](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/fra-fela-a-pocket-guide-to-railroad-acronyms) ## [Depositions Are An Important Part Of Your Railroad Case. Here’s What Not To Say.](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/depositions-are-an-important-part-of-your-railroad-case.-heres-what-not-to-say) ## [Does Geography Matter? When Choosing a Railroad Lawyer, Think Past State Lines](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/does-geography-matter-when-choosing-a-railroad-lawyer-think-past-state-lines) ## [The NJ Transit Hoboken Fatality Could Have Been Prevented](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/gov-christie-was-wrong-about-hoboken-crash) ## [Hoboken Train Victims, Here's How to File A Claim Against NJ Transit [FORM DOWNLOAD]](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/hoboken-train-victims-heres-how-to-file-a-claim-against-nj-transit-form-download) ## [What Does A $2 Million Finger Injury Case Look Like?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-does-a-2-million-finger-injury-case-look-like) ## [The One Medical Form You Need After A Railroad Injury [DR. FORM DOWNLOAD]](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/download-the-one-medical-form-you-need-after-a-railroad-injury) ## [Is it Just Me, or Are You Dangerously Tired Too?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/is-it-just-me-or-are-you-dangerously-tired-too) ## [What Is a Defense Medical Examination? (And what should I say when I’m there?)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-is-a-defense-medical-examination-and-what-should-i-say-when-im-there) ## [Taking Your Railroad Injury to Court? Here Are Your FAQs](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/taking-your-railroad-injury-to-court-here-are-your-faqs) ## [Lowball Offers And Other Things To Expect From The Railroad Claims Dept](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-can-i-expect-from-the-railroad-injury-claims-dept) ## [Top 5 Defenses The Railroad Uses in FELA Liability Cases](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/top-5-defenses-the-railroad-uses-in-fela-liability-cases) ## [How Much Can One Body Take? Compound Railroad Injuries Could End Your Career](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/compound-railroad-injuries-could-end-your-career) ## [PEB 249 Released: Will NJ Transit Listen This Time?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/peb-249-released-will-nj-transit-listen-this-time) ## [On the Job Dangers Railroad Engineers Know Too Well](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/on-the-job-dangers-railroad-engineers-need-to-know-about) ## [How To Calculate The Value Of Your Railroad Injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-to-calculate-the-value-of-your-railroad-injury) ## [MNRR Workers: Meet Your New Chief Safety Officer](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/mnrr-workers-meet-your-new-chief-safety-officer) ## [10 Reasons You Might Have a Whistleblower Claim Against Railroad](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/10-reasons-you-might-have-a-whistleblower-claim-against-railroad) ## [What's Wrong With Railroad Picture? I Need Your Help To Show The FRA](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/whats-wrong-with-railroad-picture) ## [What To Do If You Were in the Amtrak Crash: A 30 Day Timeline](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-to-do-if-you-were-in-the-amtrak-crash-a-30-day-timeline) ## [An Open Letter to Law Students And Plaintiff Lawyers: Save The Trial Attorney](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/an-open-letter-to-law-students-and-plaintiff-lawyers-save-the-trial-attorney) ## [Amtrak Knew How to Make Its Trains Safer, And Didn't](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/amtrak-knew-how-to-make-its-trains-safer-and-didnt) ## [Without PTC, Amtrak and Railroad Industry Are Out of Control](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/without-ptc-amtrak-and-railroad-industry-are-out-of-control) ## [Six Urgent Questions For Injured Passengers on Amtrak #188](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/six-urgent-questions-for-injured-passengers-on-amtrak-188) ## [Amtrak Signal Foreman Recovers $2.9 Million After Train Sideswipe](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/amtrak-signal-foreman-recovers-2.9-million-after-train-sideswipe) ## [How Much is My Railroad Whistleblower Case Worth?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-much-is-my-railroad-whistleblower-case-worth) ## [Five Types of Railroad Injury Lawyers to Watch Out For](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/five-types-of-railroad-injury-lawyers-to-watch-out-for) ## [Need to Hire a Railroad Lawyer? Your 7 Point Checklist](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/need-to-hire-a-railroad-attorney-your-7-point-checklist) ## [A Closer Look at the Vahalla Train Accident](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-the-vahalla-train-accident) ## [Metro North Deadly Valhalla Train Crash Could Have Been Avoided](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/metro-north-deadly-valhalla-train-crash-could-have-been-avoided) ## [Appeals Court Reverses Decision in Bala v PATH Whistleblower Case](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/appeals-court-reverses-decision-in-bala-v-path-whistleblower-case) ## [How Long Do I Have to File a Railroad Lawsuit?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-long-do-i-have-to-file-a-railroad-lawsuit) ## [Will The Railroad Pay For An Injury If It’s Your Fault?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/will-the-railroad-pay-for-an-injury-if-its-your-fault) ## [Attacked At Work On The Railroad? Here's What You Need To Know](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/attacked-at-work-on-the-railroad-heres-what-you-need-to-know) ## [[PHOTOS] 8 More Absurdly Common Safety Hazards For Railroad Workers](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/photos-8-more-absurdly-common-safety-hazards-for-railroad-workers) ## [Should I Settle My Railroad Case? When Settlement Is Better Than a Verdict](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/should-i-settle-my-railroad-case-when-settlement-is-better-than-a-verdict) ## [How Long Does A Railroad Trial Last? 10 Lawsuit Questions Answered](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-long-does-a-railroad-trial-last-10-lawsuit-questions-answered) ## [[PHOTOS] 9 Unbelievably Common Railroad Safety Hazards](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/photos-9-unbelievably-common-railroad-safety-hazards) ## [ On Railroad, What You Don't Tell Your Lawyer Can Hurt You](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/on-railroad-what-you-dont-tell-your-lawyer-can-hurt-you) ## [Can The Railroad Conduct Surveillance On Employees?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/can-the-railroad-conduct-surveillance-on-employees) ## [How to Calculate Your Future Wage Loss From the Railroad](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-to-calculate-your-future-wage-loss-from-the-railroad) ## [Asst Signalman Wins $3 Million in FELA Injury Suit Against LIRR](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/asst-signalman-wins-3-million-in-fela-injury-suit-against-lirr) ## [Railroad Injury: What Your Boss is NOT Allowed to Do at The Hospital](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/railroad-injury-what-your-boss-is-not-allowed-to-do-at-the-hospital) ## [5 Reasons You Don’t Need a Lawyer to File Your FELA claim](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/5-reasons-you-don’t-need-a-lawyer-to-file-your-fela-claim) ## [What Happens When You Report An On Job Injury To The Railroad?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-the-railroad-does-behind-your-back-could-hurt-worse-than-your-injury) ## [When Does the Railroad Have to Pay After Trial?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/when-does-the-railroad-have-to-pay-after-trial) ## [Rail Worker Awarded $400k After Firing by Springfield Terminal Railway](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/rail-worker-awarded-400k-after-firing-by-springfield-terminal-railway) ## [The Truth Behind MTA's #STRIKEADEAL Campaign Aimed at LIRR Communters](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/the-truth-behind-mtas-strikeadeal-campaign-aimed-at-lirr-communters) ## [LIRR Union Workers: The MTA Thinks You are Ignorant and Stupid](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/lirr-union-workers-the-mta-thinks-you-are-ignorant-and-stupid) ## [PEB 245: Unions' Final Offer is The Most Reasonable.](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/peb-245-unions-final-offer-is-the-most-reasonable.) ## [Don't Settle Your Railroad Injury Claim Too Quickly](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/dont-settle-your-railroad-injury-claim-too-quickly) ## [ How do I figure out my lost wages from my on job injury?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/-how-do-i-figure-out-my-lost-wages-from-my-on-job-injury) ## [Hurt on railroad: How much is my case worth?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/hurt-on-railroad-how-much-is-my-case-worth) ## [Crude By Rail: It's What's Inside That Counts](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/crude-by-rail-its-whats-inside-that-counts) ## [ NJT Worker Ordered to Rehab, is a Whistleblower (even if he doesn’t know it)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/-nj-transit-clerk-ordered-to-go-to-rehab-is-a-whistleblower-even-if-he-doesnt-know-it) ## [Railroad Worker Receives $3.75 million For Eye Injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/railroad-worker-receives-375-million-for-eye-injury) ## [Railroad Workers Don’t Have Workers’ Comp. Be Glad.](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/railroad-workers-dont-have-workers-comp-be-glad) ## [The Backstory on Railroad, Unions and the PEB](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/the-backstory-on-railroad-unions-and-the-peb) ## [FRA Deep Dive Into Metro North Death Leaves Railroad Gasping for Air](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/fra-deep-dive-into-metro-north-death-leaves-railroad-gasping-for-air) ## [A Railroad Worker’s Guide: 7 Basic Steps of a FELA Injury Lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/a-railroad-workers-guide-7-basic-steps-of-a-fela-lawsuit) ## [Metro North Conductor and Commuters Frustrated on Railroad Safety, Communication](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/conductors-and-commuters-frustrated-on-railroad-safety-communication) ## [Railroads Make National Transportation Safety Board Most Wanted List, Again](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/railroads-make-national-transportation-safety-board-most-wanted-list-again) ## [Railroad Workers: Your 10 Must-Know Rights](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/10-rights-of-railroad-workers) ## [Passengers Injured On The Railroad: 5 Questions You Need Answered Now](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/injured-on-the-railroad-5-questions-you-need-answered-now) ## [5 Questions and Answers for Railroad Workers Injured on Metro North](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/5-questions-and-answers-for-railroad-workers-injured-at-sputyen-duvil) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [FELA injury (31)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) - [FAQs on the job injuries (24)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries) - [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit (20)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit) - [Railroad safety issues (19)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/railroad-safety-issues) - [FELA recovery (15)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery) - [whistleblower (13)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/whistleblower) - [Rights of Railroad workers (11)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/rights-of-railroad-workers) - [settlements (10)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/settlements) - [reporting safety concerns (8)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/reporting-safety-concerns) - [how to file a claim against railroad (7)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/how-to-file-a-claim-against-railroad) - [verdict (7)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/verdict) - [how much is my case worth? 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