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Accident Investigation Summary Report HQ-2023-1824

Document Series:
Accident Investigations
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS)
Location

Anniston, AL
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2023-1824
Investigation Status
Finalized
Subject:
Accident Investigations
Keywords:
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, NS, Anniston, Alabama, Derailment
Document
Accident_Investigation_Summary_Report_HQ-2023-1824_FINAL.pdf (480.59 KB)

On March 9, 2023, at 6:19 a.m., CST, Norfolk Southern Railroad Company (NS) westbound freight train 245A109 derailed at Milepost (MP) 721.3 on NS’s East End Subdivision, in Anniston, Alabama. The train was 9,769 feet long and weighed 9,175 tons configured with 6 locomotives and 108 railcars. Two of the locomotives were being transported as waybill locomotives.


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Last updated: Thursday, March 9, 2023