COVELL, NICHOLAS A.
Railroad Safety Consultant/Expert Witness
Covell Consulting LLC
2194 Pebblestone Lane
Lincoln, CA 95648
(916) 408-8837 Home
(916) 412-3312 Cell
E-Mail:
niccov@sbcglobal.net
Web Site: http://www.nickcovellrailroadsafetyconsultant.com
Mr. Covell is a railroad safety consultant/expert witness with expertise in Railroad Operations and Railroad Operating Practices.
Mr. Covell has substantial railroad operating experience having worked as a Brakeman, Conductor and Locomotive Fireman and Engineer. He has experience in Commuter Passenger Operations as well as in Freight and Yard Operations.
Mr. Covell retired from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in March 2003. He had 15 years experience with the FRA as an Operating Practices Inspector and Regional Operating Practices Specialist.
As an FRA employee Mr. Covell has worked extensively with Railroad Operating Rules, Federal Hours of Service Law, Railroad Drug and Alcohol Regulations, Railroad Radio Rules, the Blue Signal Protection of Workers Regulation, the Engineer Certification Rule and the Accident Reporting Rule. He has performed many inspections and served as Team Leader on inspection audits involving all of these regulations.
Mr. Covell is experienced in Railroad Accident Investigation and was given a letter of commendation from the FRA for an accident investigation. He was a certified Operation Lifesaver Presenter in Wyoming and has attended a class on Grade Crossing Collision investigation.
Formal classroom training that Mr. Covell received with the FRA includes Railroad Accident Investigation, Basic Railroad Operating Practices, Alcohol and Drug Compliance, Fatigue Countermeasure Seminar (NASA), Railroad Accident Reporting, Train and Yard Operations, GCOR and Control Systems Review (Train Dispatching), Basic Investigation Skills, Railroad Operating Methodologies, Accident Investigation Fundamentals, Operating Practices Investigations and Reporting, Train Handling Techniques and Railroad Operating Rules.
DOUGLAS, ROBERT F., President
Douglas Field & Test Engineering, Inc.
340 Golden Shore, Suite 400
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562) 743-7230 Fax: (562) 494-7667
E-Mail: robertfosterdouglas@juno.com Website: Fieldandtestengineering.com
Offices in Long Beach, San Diego & Riverside, CA; Las Vegas, NV & El Paso, TX - Robert F. Douglas, Operations Manager, former State Forensic Engineer, Registered in California and Arizona, over 35 years of experience in the Accident Reconstruction & Traffic/Transportation/Civil Engineering field. Has provided testimony in 300+ depositions and 30+ trials. Has qualified in Superior Court on Accident Reconstruction; Traffic Engineering; Roadway, Roadside, and Rail Crossing Design and Construction; Off Road Safety; Human Factors; Roadway/Roadside Design, Construction and Maintenance; Wet Weather Accidents, Low Light and/Photo/Video/Computer Animations. A member of ASCE; TRB; National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; ASTM Committees on Vehicle Pavement Systems, 3D Imaging Systems & Pedestrian walkway Safety; the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES), ATSSA, SAE, IEEE (& life member of ITE & Association for Psychological Science), certified: Federal Highway Administration - Work Zone Traffic Control. Providing surveys in both high definition laser surveys & total station surveys, providing exact models constructed from laser "point clouds"
KORVE, HANS W.
Korve Consulting
2255 Loma Heights Road
Napa, California 94558
Cell: (707) 337-4064
E-Mail: hkorve@korveconsulting.com
Masters of Science in Engineering. Research and investigations of railroad related accidents and injuries.
MODOC RAILROAD ACADEMY
David Anthony Rangel, Deputy Director
P.O. Box 432
Madison, CA 95653
(916) 965-5515
Website: modocrailroadacademy.com E-Mail: info@modocrail.com
Since 1995, the nation's first and only full service educational railroad
training school.
The Modoc Railroad Academy revolutionized the railroad industry by combining
industry developed and approved curriculums and then adding practical "hands on
experience." A concept long used in other industries now used to produce some of
the most sought after employable candidates available. Graduates from Modoc
Railroad Academy work at railroads across the nation.
At Modoc Railroad Academy, students enjoy a railroad exclusive learning
environment while at the same time benefiting from a multi-million dollar
investment in new locomotives, railroad cars, cabooses and a state of the art
railroad training center like no other. Modoc Railroad Academy features outdoor
laboratories and classes that challenge students to excel.
WOBROCK, JESSE, Ph. D.
Accident Reconstruction & Biomechanics, Inc.
604 Village Ct.
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Phone: (805) 474-8196 Fax: (805) 474-8496
Email: jwobrock@gmail.com Website: www.arbio.org
Reconstruction and biomechanical analysis of accidents, including but not limited to wrongful death, product liability, railway matters, maritime accidents, catastrophic injuries, homicide, criminal matters, human factors issues, industrial accidents, law enforcement, high and low speed vehicle collisions and pedestrian collisions.