VAN CISE, Judge
While working as a conductor for defendant, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, (railroad), plaintiff, Charles W. Brady, attempted to board a train, tripped, and was injured. He brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq. He alleged he tripped on the motor car setoff (two railroad ties placed perpendicular to the rails with ballast between the ties). He claimed negligence on the part of the...
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