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Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1373
Keywords: Union Pacific Railroad Company; Derailment; Extended Haul Train; Medicine Bow, Wyoming; Carbon County; Traffic Control; Positive Train Control; Roller Bearing Failure
Abstract: On December 26, 2019, at 3:59 a.m. MST, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) eastbound intermodal,
extended haul train, Train No. ZBRG3 24 (Train 1), with 36 loads, and 2...
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1306 (Finalized)
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...
Akron, OH
United States
Technical Reports
Teamwork in Railroad Operations and Implications for New Technology
Keywords: Human factors, cognitive task analysis, locomotive engineer, conductor, dispatcher, roadway worker, displays, Positive Train Control, PTC, teamwork, human system integration, HSI, safety
Abstract: This report examines teamwork processes that contribute to railroad operation safety. It integrates findings from previously conducted Cognitive Task Analyses (CTAs) that...
Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1344
Keywords: Derailment; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Wells, Nevada; Elko County; military ordnance
Abstract: On Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at approximately 9:49 a.m., PDT, westbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) freight train MNPRV-17 (Train 1)...
Wells, NV
United States
Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1340
Keywords: derailment; Union Pacific Railroad; Stanwood, Iowa; Automatic Train Control
Abstract: On June 6, 2019, at 4:57 a.m., CDT, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) eastbound train CBTOK 03 (Train 1), with 141 loads, 0 empties, weighing 20,163 tons, and 7,909 feet in...
Stanwood, IA
United States