We provide analysis of accidents involving freight, passenger, commuter, industrial, and excursion trains on main line, spur, and insulated tracks, at grade crossings and at stations, in railroad and industrial yards. Using a combination of physics-based analysis, computer analysis and simulation tools, and event recorder data, issues we can address include:

Train, Railcar, Locomotive Collisions

Derailment Investigation

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collisions

Yard Operations and Switching

Train-Pedestrian Collisions

Slack and Impact Forces

Train Speed and Braking Distance

Train Handling Dynamics

Train Braking System Design and Operation

Time-Position Studies

Train Crew Actions

Heavy Grade Operations

Human Factors and Perception-Reaction Time

What-If Scenarios

About Us

Since 1994, our firm has offered services in railroad and highway accident reconstruction and transportation safety, which enables us to provide clients with analysis, consultation, and expert testimony in accident cases.

We combine the science, technology, research, and experience necessary to provide the most reliable analysis results possible. We have consulted in hundreds of accident cases and testified in federal, state, and local courts across the U.S. We are also an affiliate of Railroad Litigation Experts. Our offices are located in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area.