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.
Railroad Roadway Solutions, Inc.
11904 Lilly Lane
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407
Phone and Fax: (540) 785-6299
E-Mail; RRSI04@aol.com
Railroad Track Safety Consultant/Investigator/Expert Witness,
providing assistance to Attorneys and Railroad Construction Contractors since
October 2005.
Experience in the enforcement and training of 49 CFR, Part 213, Track Safety Standards, and 49 CFR, Part 214, Subpart D, On –Track Roadway Maintenance Machines and Hi-Rail Vehicles.
Successful conclusions for plaintiffs of six FELA cases and one highway-rail crossing incident from 2005 to 2008. Experience in gathering, analyzing, and reporting the information discovered during investigations has been successfully demonstrated to Attorney clients.
I am a retired Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Track Specialist and former Acting Assistant Commissioner of Maryland’s “Railroad Safety and Health” program, with a total of 25 years enforcing State and Federal Track Safety Regulations. As a former Operation Lifesaver (OLS) Level 2 Presenter, I worked on the education of the public concerning the danger of highway-rail crossing accidents.
I also have experience working with the Department of Defense concerning the Army/Air Force Track Standards, in relation to FRA’s Track Safety Standards at facilities in Maryland and Virginia. I am a retired Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force Reserve and a graduate of Essex Community College in Baltimore County, Maryland.