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.