What can a railroad damage claim include?

December 17, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

rail-bridgeRailRoadClaims.com assists both small and large insurance providers nationwide in investigating, analyzing, negotiating and settling all types of railroad related damage claims.  With more than 45 years of experience, Ron Budra is an expert at handling railroad damage claims and issues such as these:

  • Locomotive damage
  • Railroad claim
  • Railroad property damage claim
  • Train damage
  • Heavy equipment damage
  • Reduce railroad claim payment
  • Amtrak property damage claim
  • Amtrak claim
  • Freight railroad claim
  • Claim for loss of use
  • Claim for locomotive loss of use
  • Claim for train delay
  • Claim for service interruption
  • Railroad property damage claim
  • Risk management
  • Claims handling
  • Crossing accident
  • Derailment
  • Railroad claim management
  • Experience with railroad property damage claims
  • Bridge strike claim
  • Railroad bridge damage
  • Railroad bridge damage claim
  • Heavy equipment appraisal
  • Railroad claim litigation
  • Locomotive appraisal
  • Site inspection for locomotive damage inspection
  • Perform on-site inspection of locomotive damage

While railroad damage claims tend to be a relatively rare occurrence for most insurance companies, they also tend to be very costly.   If you have received a claim of this nature, do not overpay.  Let Ron Budra put his decades of experience to work to help save your company time and money.

Why do train accidents occur?

December 9, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

There are a number of reasons why train accidents occur.  The two most common include:

  • Derailments: Derailments occur more often than people think and are often the cause of extensive damage to rolling stock and the railroad track.
  • Train/car collisions and railroad crossing accidents:  Accidents that take place at a railroad crossing involving a train and a car result in substantial damage—primarily, because of the size and weight of the locomotive.

Train accident claims are a unique sub-specialty area where without expertise and knowledge quickly escalate in both time and money to resolve.  Any claim that involves a train or railroad should be reviewed and explored by a railroad claims expert to ensure that all questions and allegations can be answered.