Railroad engineer dies of mesothelioma. Our lawyers have helped many people who have been affected by asbestos diseases.

An active engineer who had worked on the railroad was the last of his former colleagues to die from an asbestos-related illness, mesothelioma, according to court documents.

The ex-railroad worker, who was 76, died this year, seven months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma.

He had worked as a railroad engineer for 20 years and then left to work for a piano restoring company.

After leaving the engineer railroad job in the late 60s, he then worked as a builder until he retired.

His son told the court that the 15 men that had started working on the railroad at the same time as his father had died in the past eight years from similar asbestos illnesses.

In decades past, railroad steam locomotives and some diesels were insulated with asbestos.

Insulation was used around railroad boxcars and cabooses, refrigeration units, pipes, and steam and hot water lines.

Sadly, our lawyers are all too familiar with this type of tragedy from asbestos. Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. represents tens of thousands of individuals with asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma and other cancers.

Our firm continues to set an unmatched standard of excellence for mass tort litigation, achieving more mesothelioma verdicts and settlements than most firms in America. We hope to have an opportunity to assist you with your legal matter.

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