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Jim McEldrew Discussing Amtrak Derailment on Fox News

Gretchen Carlson of Fox News interviewed Jim McEldrew this afternoon on her television show. Jim has been representing injured individuals in railroad litigation for more than thirty years and formerly served as the President of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys. They discussed the implications of the foreign object and the potential for the railroad engineer to be confused as to his geographical position on the tracks.

Jim McEldrew Discussing Amtrak Derailment on Fox News

Earlier today, Jim was also interviewed on Knowledge@Wharton, a daily call-in business interview program hosted by Dan Loney on SiriusXM channel 111.  On the air with Dr. Allan Zarembski, a Research Professor and Director of Railroad Engineering and Safety Program at the University of Delaware, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, they discussed the Amtrak derailment, Congressional funding and railroad safety.

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