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Railroad & Metallurgical Engineering Inc. is associated with and works together with the following engineering firms.  While
separately incorporated and invoicing clients separately, Tom consults with and has the highest recommendations for the following experts:

Railroad Litigation Experts

Tom is one of five original members of Railroad Litigation Experts (RLE) offers over 200 combined years of railroad industry experience which enables the group to assist attorneys, claims administrators and risk managers in consultation, litigation and other railroad-related matters. RLE provides the know-how, technology and practical tools necessary in railroad accident analysis and litigation.

IronWood Technologies, Inc.

Bob Halstead of IWT is a railroad operations and signal consultant. Mr. Halstead has a BS degree in electrical engineering and is ACTAR certified in accident reconstruction. Bob is an expert on railway signaling matters, including the design, maintenance and testing of rail-highway grade crossing signals and Wayside detectors. Bob has performed accident
reconstruction on cases involving electrocution, crossing accidents where wayside detectors or crossing signals are at fault, and performs signals event recorder downloads from the bungalows at railroad crossings. 

IronWood Technologies (IWT) is a full-service railroad accident
reconstruction firm.  IWT specializes in:

  • Rail/Highway Grade Crossing (RHGC) Accidents
  • Railroad Employee Injury Cases (FELA)
  • Railroad Signal-Related Accidents
  • Train/Pedestrian Collisions
  • Operating Rules Compliance by Train Crews
  • Human Factors Issues Relating to Motorists and can handle almost every aspect of a typical railroad accident investigation, including:
    • Initial data collection at the accident scene
    • Preparing scale diagram of accident scene
    • Field testing RHGC Active Warning Devices
    • Downloading and analyzing event recorder data
    • Preparing detailed list of discovery items required
    • Assisting in the preparation of interrogatories
    • Preparing Final Report
    • Creating demonstrative evidence for trial, including video and
    • computeranimation, if desired
    • Testifying as an Expert at deposition and/or trial

Telephone Number: (315) 424-2500
Email: rwh@ironwoodtech.com
Address: 300 Sedgwick Drive, Syracuse, NY USA 13203-1315

Materials Evaluation & Engineering, Inc.

The MEE laboratory studies composition, microstructure and mechanical properties using a wide variety of techniques including light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, electrochemical testing, chemical surface analysis methods and mechanical tests. RME works closely with MEE on railroad component failure analysis to determine the primary and secondary causes of components failures.

Railroad Litigation Expert

Mr. Beall’s extensive background in railroad litigation gives clients the advantage of knowing
what is needed to successfully litigate the case with minimal time and expense.
Mr. Beall has provided extensive assistance to attorneys, insurance claims administrators,
and engineering/ manufacturing firms in consultation, litigation, and other railroad-
related matters. He provides the knowledge, experience, and technical know-how along
with the practical tools to analyze and develop railroad accident cases for trial. Mr. Beall
analyzes train collisions and derailments and performs accident reconstruction
investigations.

Mr. Richard Beall is a railroad operations and safety consultant and former
locomotive engineer with over 45 years of experience in the operation of freight,
passenger, and commuter trains. His railroad positions include switchman, trainman,
conductor, and engineer. His duties involved operating trains in road service and
training of train and engine crews.

Richard’s areas of expertise include FELA / Worker Related injuries, Locomotive /
Train Handling and Operating Procedures, Event Recorder / Download Analysis, Speed /
Stopping Distance Analysis, Highway-Rail Collision, Slack-Action Effects, Train Operation
and Safety Rules Analysis, Audible and Visual Warning, Pedestrian / Trestles / Hazards,
Locomotive / Train Braking, Train Collisions and Derailments, & Operating Safety, Air-Brake and Train
Handling Rules.

Telephone: Office-(305) 251-4554 
Cell phone: (305) 775-5511
Email: rbeall@bellsouth.net

James R. Loumiet & Associates, Inc.

Transportation Accident Reconstruction: Rail  & Highway

Jim Loumiet of JRLA has a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Loumiet reconstructs railroad
accidents involving freight, passenger, industrial, and excursion trains at crossings, stations, and
interlockings, in yards, urban areas, and along track routes.
JRLA uses physics-based analysis, computer modeling, event recorder
data, and site and train data to provide detailed reconstructions of train
braking distances, speed profiles, times, positions, slack action, and
sequences of events. We can analyze train and railcar dynamics that are
part of an accident or derailment. We can also evaluate operator actions and
various train handling and accident-avoidance scenarios.

  • Grade Crossing Collisions
  • Train-Pedestrian Collisions
  • Train-to-Train Collisions
  • Derailment Causation
  • Switching Accidents & FELA
  • Slack and Impact Forces
  • Train and Car Dynamics
  • Braking Distance & Speed
  • Time-Position Analysis
  • Train Crew Actions
  • Train & Locomotive Brakes
  • Perception-Reaction Time
  • Site Investigations
  • What-If Scenarios

Email: James R. Loumiet (jrl@loumietrecon.com)
Telephone: (816) 795-2420
Office Address: 4230 S. Phelps Road, Suite I, Independence, Missouri 64055

Fearless Eye Forensic Visualization

The Experts at Fearless Eye (Brad Mathison, Amber Warlick & Others) have worked on over
150 railroad cases for both plaintiff and defense involving various accident types
including vehicle and pedestrian, derailments, FELA, equipment malfunctions, and grade
crossings. We provide a wide array of visual reconstruction analyses using surveys, laser
scans, aerial photography, and videogrammetry to support studies in accident
reconstruction, visibility, locomotive cameras, audio, train horns, and lights and gates.