DAVIDS, ROBERT N.

370 Square Road

St. Albans, Maine  04971

(207) 938-3258   E-Mail: 2davids@tdstelme.net

Senior Consultant – Railroad Track, Bridge and Right of Way.  Twenty-four years with the Federal Railroad Administration working as a Railroad Safety Inspector.  Mr. Robert Davids was responsible for conducting compliance inspections, accident investigations and complaint investigations in central and northern New England.  Mr. Davids was assigned to investigate several major railroad accidents, either as the sole investigator or as the leader (inspector in charge) of a multi-discipline team.  As the sole investigator or team leader, Mr. Davids was responsible for analyzing the information gathered and determining the probable causes of the accident.  Mr. Davids was the Assistant Manager of the Safety Assurance and Compliance initiative on a regional railroad in Maine and Vermont.  This project involved identifying various safety issues, working with labor and railroad representatives on solutions with follow through to see that solutions were implemented.  Mr. Davids conducted major compliance investigations on a Class 1 railroad in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut as well as commuter railroads in New York.

Railroad Experience:  Various positions from Rodman to General Roadmaster.

Years: 15 years from 1963 to 1978 for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.

Mr. Davids began in the engineering corps of the railroad and was promoted to supervisory in 1967.  Mr. Davids was responsible for supervising and overseeing maintenance of large areas of the railroad.  His duties included supervising track improvements on the Champlain Division to allow Amtrak service to Montreal at speeds up to 79 mph.  As General Roadmaster, Mr. Davids managed over 200 employees engaged in track improvements and maintenance.

Other Significant Accomplishments:

·         Has conducted training sessions in Federal Track Safety Standards as well as Railroad Workplace Safety for railroad and State DOT employees in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York.

·         Devised and installed a system for monitoring the lateral stability continuous welded rail on a state-owned rail line in Maine.

·         Represented FRA during the track and bridge rehabilitation project to allow Amtrak service from Boston to Portland, Maine.

·         Member of American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (formerly AREA) since 1972.  Life membership since 2002.

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Education: State University of New York College at Delta – Associate Degree in Civil Technology-1963.

DOLAN, JOSEPH

Yaeger, Jungbauer & Barczak, PLC

745 Kasota Avenue

Minneapolis, MN  55414

Phone:  (612) 333-6371

e-mail:  jdolan@yjblaw.com

I have been with Yaeger, Jungbauer & Barczak for more than nine years, devoting the majority of my time to investigations for the Railroad Division.  I have investigated more that 500 cases in the United States and have had the opportunity to deal with nearly every railroad and railroad craft.  I am very knowledgeable in the railroads’ rules, practices and the federal standards that govern the railroads.

DORAN, MICHAEL H.

Attorneys & Counselors at Law

1234 Delaware Avenue

Buffalo, New York 14209

(716) 884-2000 FAX (716) 884-2146

E-Mail: mdoran@doranandmurphy.com

Attorney. Law firm specializes in representing injured railroad workers under the Federal Employee Liability Act for on-the-job injuries and occupational-related disabilities. In addition, the firm represents clients involved in railroad-highway grade crossing accidents, automobile accidents and product liability cases. Seventeen years experience in all types of railroad litigation.




DREESEN, MATT, Attorney

Rathmann O'Brien

1031 Lami Street

St. Louis, Missouri  63104

(314) 773-3456

E-mail:  MDreesen@Rathmann.us

F.E.L.A. Attorney.

DUNN, RONALD H., PE, F.ASCE

R. H. Dunn & Associates, Inc.

P. O. Box 3106

Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-3106

(757) 253-1453

Fax (757) 253-1162

E-Mail: rhdunninc@tni.net

Licensed Professional Engineer with more than 40 years of professional experience in the design, construction, maintenance and operation of railroads and rail rapid transit systems; including ten years with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, senior positions with three of the largest engineering firms in North America, and for the previous 20 years with his own firm with personal involvement in major projects of 18 railroads and 17 rail rapid transit properties throughout North America (in more than 45 states, D.C. and 6 provinces). Knowledgeable of European and Asian railway standards and practices through professional involvement there. Consultant to U.S. Departments of Interior, Transportation, and Justice/EPA/GSA on railroad safety matters. Railway and rail transit consulting services include: forensic railway engineering, track failure/derailment investigations, railroad and crossing accident investigations, construction audits/overviews, construction claims investigations, track construction/maintenance inspections, laboratory tests monitoring, track material procurement inspection, and technical input/expert witness testimony for plaintiffs or defendants in litigation and arbitration cases, including wrongful death, personal injury and FELA claims involving clearances, switches and derails, CWR, rail wear/defects, radio communication, m/w equipment/tools, m/w standards/practices, ballast, walkways/walking conditions, safety appliances, switching/kicking of cars, vegetation, lighting, turntables.

Professional engineering reports submitted for peer review include: Case Study 1: An Investigation of a FELA Injury Due to Improper Ballast Size and Section; Case Study 2: An Investigation of a FELA Injury Due to Train Derailment Following Train - Truck Collision at Railroad - Highway Grade Crossing with Active Warning Devices; Case Study 3: An Investigation of FELA Deaths Due to Railroad Roadway Workers Struck by Freight Train; Case Study 4: An Investigation of a FELA Injury Due to Substandard Truck Clearances; Case Study 5: An Investigation of a FELA Injury Due to Substandard Track Clearances and Excessive Track Curvature; Case Study 6: An Investigation of a FELA Injury Due to Improper Roadbed Section and Ballast Size and Section; Case Study 7: An Investigation of a FELA Death Due to Coupler Impalement; Case Study 8: An Investigation of a Passenger Injury While Disembarking a Train; Case Study 9: An Investigation of a FELA Injury Occurring Inside a GSA Industrial Facility; and Case Study 10: An Investigation of a FELA Death Caused by Improper Radio Communications.

B.S. Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Board Certified DIPLOMATE-FORENSIC ENGINEER; FELLOW in ASCE, NAFE and ITE; MEMBER of APTA, NARSCI, NSPE, SAMF and TRB; LIFE MEMBER of AREMA and CSCE; active member of 6 technical committees in those organizations, and select panel of THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES-NRC/TRB; and former ARBITRATOR in the American Arbitration Association. COURT EXPERIENCE: Federal, State, Interstate Commerce Commission, Surface Transportation Board, Army Corps of Engineer-Board of Contract Appeals, American Arbitration Association, and The Queen's Bench, Canada. Member NARSCI Advisory Board and Charter Member.