William Neal Hallford (born October 17, 1966) is an American game designer, book author, screenwriter, and independent film director.
He is best known for his work on the fantasy role-playing games Betrayal at Krondor, Dungeon Siege, and Champions of Norrath.
[1] On October 9, 1995, Hallford was in a train wreck aboard Amtrak's Sunset Limited, westbound from Miami to Los Angeles.
[2] Hallford had been asleep, waking just before to the sounds the train braking and screaming passengers.
[3] Since that time, Hallford has appeared in two television specials about the event, When Trains Crash: Blood on the Tracks and Derail: America's Worst Train Wrecks, which were broadcast in the US, UK and Canada.