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Jan
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1249 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Amtrak,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: grade crossing incident; Amtrak; Crozet, VA; fatalities
Abstract: At approximately 11:16 a.m., EST, a westbound National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) passenger train traveling on single main track in TCS territory collided with a...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Amtrak
Location
Crozet, VA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1249
Investigation Status
Finalized
18
Dec
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1239 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Amtrak,
Human Factors,
Occupant Protection,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: derailment; Amtrak; DuPont, WA; Cascades passenger train service; fatalities; human factors
Abstract: At 7:33 a.m., PST, southbound National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Passenger Train Number 501 (Train 501) derailed in an 8-degree, 22-minute, left-hand curve at...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Amtrak 501
Location
DuPont, WA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1239
Investigation Status
Finalized
2
Jul
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1212 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Amtrak,
Freight Operations,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Accident Investigations, BNSF
Abstract: On July 2, 2017, at 2:29 p.m., PDT, northbound Amtrak passenger Train 506 derailed after running past the red signal protecting BNSF Railway (BNSF) Bridge 14, and hitting the...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Amtrak
Location
Steilacoom, WA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1212
Investigation Status
Finalized
3
Feb
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1184 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Tracks & Structures
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Union Pacific
Abstract: On February 3, 2017, at approximately 8:55 p.m., CST, southbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Coal Train CWTCL9-01, with 2 lead locomotives, 2 distributed power locomotives at the...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
Location
Hearne, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1184
Investigation Status
Finalized
16
May
2016
Accident Investigations
19059
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Amtrak,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Accident investigation, Amtrak, grade crossing
Abstract: On May 13, 2016, at approximately 12:32 p.m., PDT, westbound Amtrak Passenger Train No. 713, traveling at a recorded speed of 79 mph on BNSF Railway’s (BNSF) main line track,...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Location
Madera, CA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2016-1129
Investigation Status
Finalized