http://www.hsinjurylaw.com/practice_areas/railroad-accidentsinjury-occupational-injuriesdiseases.cfm - Many railroad companies try to avoid claiming responsibility for a car/train wreck at a crossing. These companies even resort to trying to influence loved ones and insinuating the victim was trying to commit suicide. Most of the time, this is simply not true, and the railroad companies are at fault for the fatal accident.