On February 1, 1996, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company freight train HBALT1- 31 derailed at milepost 60.4 near Cajon Junction, California. The conductor and the brakeman sustained fatal injuries; the engineer incurred serious injuries. A fire resulting from the derailment and subsequent rail car pileup engulfed the train and adjacent areas.
On February 1, 1996, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company freight train HBALT1- 31 derailed at milepost 60.4 near Cajon Junction, California....
This report explains the collision of two New Jersey Transit trains near Secaucus, New Jersey, on February 9, 1996. Three people were killed and 69 people were treated at area hospitals for minor to serious injuries sustained in this accident. The total estimated damage exceeded $3.3 million.
This report explains the collision of two New Jersey Transit trains near Secaucus, New Jersey, on February 9, 1996. Three people were killed and 69 pe...
On February 16, 1996, Maryland Rail Commuter train 286 collided with National Railroad Passenger Corporation passenger train 29 near Silver Spring, Maryland.
On February 16, 1996, Maryland Rail Commuter train 286 collided with National Railroad Passenger Corporation passenger train 29 near Silver Spring, Ma...
On January 12, 1997, the Union Pacific Railroad unit freight train 6205 west derailedon the Union Pacific Los Angeles Subdivision, milepost 238.7, near Kelso, California. Whiledescending Cima Hill, the engineer inadvertently activated the multiple-unit engine shutdownswitch, which shut down all the locomotive units' diesel engines and eliminated the units'dynamic braking capabilities. The train rapidly became a runaway, eventually reaching a speed of72 mph, and derailed 68 of its 75 cars while exiting a siding near Kelso. No fatalities or injuriesresulted.
On January 12, 1997, the Union Pacific Railroad unit freight train 6205 west derailedon the Union Pacific Los Angeles Subdivision, milepost 238.7, nea...
At 10:52 p.m. on June 22, 1997, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight trains 5981 North and 9186 South collided head-on in Devine, Texas. The trains were operating on a single main track with passing sidings in dark (nonsignalized) territory in which train movement was governed by conditional track warrant control authority through a dispatcher. The conductor from 5981 North, the engineer from 9186 South, and two unidentified individuals who may have been riding on 5981 North were killed in the derailment and subsequent fire. The engineer from 5981 North received minor injuries, and the...
At 10:52 p.m. on June 22, 1997, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight trains 5981 North and 9186 South collided head-on in Devine, Texas. The trains wer...
About 12:37 p m. eastern daylight time on Saturday, June 20, 1998, 30 of the 148 cars making up eastbound CSX Transportation, Inc., train Q316 derailed at Cox Landing, West Virginia. Of the derailed cars, three were loaded with hazardous material, and eight others contained hazardous material residue. Two of the loaded cars were damaged in the pileup and leaked a combined volume of about 21,500 gallons of formaldehyde solution. No one was injured during the derailment of the train; however, 15 persons reported minor injuries as a result of the release of formaldehyde. Total damages in the...
About 12:37 p m. eastern daylight time on Saturday, June 20, 1998, 30 of the 148 cars making up eastbound CSX Transportation, Inc., train Q316 deraile...
On March 25, 1998, about 4:48 a m. eastern standard time, southbound Norfolk Southern Corporation (Norfolk Southern) train 255L5, which was en route to Fort Wayne, Indiana, struck eastbound Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) train TV 220, which was en route to Columbus, Ohio. The Norfolk Southern conductor was killed; the engineer and student engineer sustained minor injuries. The two Conrail crewmembers were not injured.
On March 25, 1998, about 4:48 a m. eastern standard time, southbound Norfolk Southern Corporation (Norfolk Southern) train 255L5, which was en route t...
About 4:31 a m. on June 18, 1998, a westbound Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District two-car passenger train struck the second semitrailer of a long combination vehicle consisting of a tractor pulling two flatbed semitrailers loaded with steel coils at a highway-rail grade crossing near Portage, Indiana. When the vehicles collided, the second semitrailer broke away and was dragged by the train, while a chain securing a steel coil to the second semitrailer broke. The released coil entered the train's lead car through the front bulkhead and moved into the passenger compartment. Three...
About 4:31 a m. on June 18, 1998, a westbound Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District two-car passenger train struck the second semitrailer ...
On April 4, 2002, about 8:19 a.m., a 15-passenger Ford E-350 van, driven by a 27- year-old driver and transporting six children to school, was southbound in the left lane of Interstate 240 in Memphis, Tennessee. The van was owned and operated by Tippy Toes Learning Academy, a private child care center. A witness driving behind the van stated that the vehicle was traveling about 65 mph when it drifted from the left lane, across two other lanes, and off the right side of the roadway. She said that she did not see any brake lights. The van then overrode the guardrail and continued to travel...
On April 4, 2002, about 8:19 a.m., a 15-passenger Ford E-350 van, driven by a 27- year-old driver and transporting six children to school, was southbo...
Major safety issues discussed in this report include stability standards and procedures for passenger vessels; and regulation of New York State's public vessels. As a result of its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board made safety recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard and the State of New York.
Major safety issues discussed in this report include stability standards and procedures for passenger vessels; and regulation of New York State's publ...
