Callesen v. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD CO.

This case involves a collision between an automobile and a freight train at a railroad crossing protected by a flashing light signal. The automobile was driven by plaintiff Russell Caliesen, who sustained serious injuries. Russell Caliesen and his parents sued the railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, and the manufacturer of the flashing light, Western-Cullen-Hayes, Inc., as well as the Association of American Railroads, which publishes information for its member railroads concerning crossing protections. The defendant railroad appeals as of right from a substantial jury verdict in…