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31
Mar
2020
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1306 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company; Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company; head-on collision; derailment; remote control yard train; remote control zone; lifted off truck; coupler and draft system defects; general switching rules.
Abstract: On November 19, 2018, at approximately 3:05 p.m., EST, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (WE) remote control yard train 561 (Train 1) collided head-on with Akron...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Head End Collision (HEC)
Railroad Name
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company & Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company
Location
Akron, OH
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1306
Investigation Status
Finalized
20
Jul
2018
Safety Advisories
Addressing Electrode-Induced Rail Pitting From Pressure Electric Welding
Subject
Safety Advisories
Abstract: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2018-01 to remind railroads, contractors, and the rail welding industry of the potential for electrode-induced rail pitting and fatigue cracking...
Safety Advisory Number
2018-01
3
Nov
2015
Safety Advisories
Addressing Rail Head Surface Conditions Identified during the Internal Rail Inspection Process
Subject
Safety Advisories
Keywords: Mount Carbon, derailment, crude, oil, West Virginia, WV, CSX
Abstract: FRA is issuing this Safety Advisory No. 2015-05 to remind track owners (typically railroads), their track maintenance personnel, and their rail flaw detection equipment operators...
Safety Advisory Number
2015-05
30
Jun
2009
Administrative Hearings
Appeal of L.R. Smith (FRA-Locomotive Engineer Certification Case) FRA Docket No. EQAL 2006-38 DOT Docket No. FRA-2007-0015
Subject
Enforcement
Abstract: For the reasons set forth below, I affirm the finding of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Locomotive Engineer Review Board (LERB) dismissing Mr. L.R. Smith's(Smith)...
26
Jan
2007
Safety Advisories
Provides interested parties guidance on the proper application of existing statutory and regulatory requirements concerning self-propelled specialized maintenance equipment
Subject
Track
Keywords: Facilities & Test Equipment; self propelled ; rail grinder ; derail ; on-track maintenance
Safety Advisory Number
2007-02