Railroad Accident and Useful Links

Railroad links

Association of American Railroads. AAR members include the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak. Our membership organization oversees a 140,000-mile rail network. www.aar.org/Homepage.aspx

Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) was established as a statistical agency in 1992 to administer data collection, analysis, and reporting and to ensure the most cost-effective use of transportation-monitoring resources.www.bts.gov/

Federal Railroad Administration. The Federal Railroad Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation promulgates and enforces rail safety regulations, administers railroad assistance programs, conducts research and development in support of improved railroad safety, and consolidates government support of rail transportation activities. www.fra.dot.gov/

National Transportation and Safety Board.  The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation -- railroad, highway, marine and pipeline -- and issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents. www.ntsb.gov/

National

American Bar Association. The homepage of the national organization includes its journal, publications, and other information. www.abanet.org

American Society of Safety Engineers - ASSE Founded in 1911, this is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its members manage, supervise, and consult on safety, health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government, and education. http://www.asse.org/

National Board of Trial Advocacy The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bettering the quality of trial advocacy in our nation's courtrooms and assisting the consumer of legal services in finding experienced and highly qualified trial lawyers.
www.nbtanet.org

Public Citizen www.citizen.org

U.S. Department of Justice The U.S. Department of Justice provides information on programs, new laws, and many other topics. www.usdoj.gov/

Arkansas

Arkansas Judiciary System http://courts.state.ar.us/

Arkansas Judiciary Court Forms http://courts.state.ar.us/aoc/forms.cfm

United States District Court, Western District of Arkansas http://www.arwd.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas http://www.are.uscourts.gov/default.cfm

Arkansas Public Records Information http://www.publicrecordsinfo.com/court_records/Arkansas_court_records.htm

Arkansas State Police http://www.asp.state.ar.us/

Arkansas State Library http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/

Arkansas State Crime Laboratory http://www.arkansas.gov/crimelab/

Kansas

Kansas Government http://www.kansas.gov/index.php

Kansas Bar Association http://www.ksbar.org/

Kansas Judicial Branch http://www.kscourts.org/

Missouri

Missouri's Official Web Site http://www.mo.gov/

Missouri Courts http://www.courts.mo.gov/

United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri http://www.moed.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Western District of Missouri http://www.mow.uscourts.gov/

Missouri Court of Appeals http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.asp?id=261

Missouri Bar Association http://www.mobar.org/

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Official Website www.ok.gov/

Oklahoma Bar Association www.okbar.org/

United States District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma www.oked.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma www.okwd.uscourts.gov/

Oklahoma State Courts Network www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/start.asp

Oklahoma Supreme Court www.oscn.net/oscn/schome/start.htm

Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General www.oag.state.ok.us/

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