Tag: National Standard

Transportation Engineering Expert May Testify Only About the Standard of Care Required of a Train Operator

Mar 17, 2025

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Expert Witness Profiler

in Expert Challenges, Transportation Engineering Expert Witness

On January 4, 2023, 74-year-old Bonnie Thurston, accompanied by her grandchildren, Hailey and Roger Thurston, was riding a WMATA Metrorail train to Reagan National Airport. The train halted before reaching the station platform. Without any announcement of arrival or door opening, Thurston, observing the platform, stood up without holding onto any train supports. The train…