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25
Jan
2019
Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1318 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: grade crossing incident; highway-rail grade crossing collision; Union Pacific; Athens, TX; school bus
Abstract: At 4:06 p.m., CST, a Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) westbound mixed freight train MPBLF-24 (Train 1), with 2 engines and 54 cars, collided with a southbound Athens...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific
Location
Athens, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2019-1318
Investigation Status
Finalized
5
Aug
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1293 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Human Factors,
Track
Keywords: derailment; Norfolk Southern Railway Company; Pittsburgh, PA; human factors; track
Abstract: At 1:02 p.m., EDT, a Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) intermodal train 21QC105 (Train 1) derailed seven double-stack articulated intermodal cars with three wells each. Train...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1293
Investigation Status
Finalized
16
Jun
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1277 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Human Factors
Keywords: rear-end collision; Canadian National Railway; fire; injuries; human factors
Abstract: At 9:08 a.m., CDT, a southbound Canadian National Railway (CN) freight train Q-11651-10 (Train 1) traveling at 26 mph on a single main track struck southbound CN intermodal...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Rear End Collision (REC)
Railroad Name
Canadian National Railway
Location
Weirgor, WI
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1277
Investigation Status
Finalized
2
May
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1266 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Fatigue Management,
Human Factors,
Switching Operations
Keywords: derailment; BNSF Railway Company; Saginaw, TX; human factors
Abstract: At approximately 1:30 a.m., CDT, BNSF Railway (BNSF) derailed 18 railcars in the Saginaw, Texas Yard, at Milepost (MP) 351.4 on the Ft. Worth Subdivision. The switch crew handling...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway Company
Location
Saginaw, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1266
Investigation Status
Finalized
18
Mar
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1255 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Human Factors,
Collision
Keywords: head-on collision, Norfolk Southern, Georgetown, KY
Abstract: On Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 11:14 p.m., EDT, southbound Norfolk Southern (NS) freight train 175T817 (Train 1) passed an absolute stop signal without authority and was struck...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Head End Collision (HEC)
Railroad Name
Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Georgetown, KY
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1255
Investigation Status
Finalized