I’m a Retired Railroader With Cancer. Do I have a claim?

Thousands of retired railroaders have been diagnosed with asbestos-related cancers. What’s more tragic: It could’ve been prevented. As early as the 1930s, asbestos-product manufacturers knew asbestos was a hazardous material but continued to sell and market these products through the 1970s, and even later. Many of these asbestos-containing products such as brake shoes and pipe
Image of an old, rusted caboose sitting in a yard. The Caboose was one of the places asbestos-containing material lurked.

Asbestos on Cabooses

The railroad industry has a long history of using asbestos-containing materials, despite industry knowledge going back to the 1930s that asbestos was capable of causing disease and even death in their workers. Unfortunately, one of the symbolic images of the railroad industry, the Caboose, was also one of the places asbestos-containing material lurked. Documents obtained
Image of an old, rusted railcar still on the railroad tracks. Railroad workers exposed to asbestos dust may be entitled to compensation.

Asbestos on Locomotives and Railcars

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – According to documents produced by BNSF Railway Company, many Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) were installed on locomotives and railcars. The materials identified include: fabric wrap on water and steam lines; fabric wrap on compressor and governor lines; gaskets; and brake and clutch linings. Likewise, Asbestos-Containing Materials were also present in various building
Image of a gavel, representing a supreme court ruling that railroad workers exposed to asbestos dust may be entitled to compensation.

SUPREME COURT STRIKES BLOW TO RAILROAD WORKERS

The Supreme Court of the United States recently struck a blow against railroad workers in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrell, 581 U.S. ______ (2017), which reversed and rendered an opinion by the Supreme Court of Montana that allowed railroad workers who had been injured in other states to file suit in Montana State Courts in