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HQ-2019-1373

Document Series:
Accident Investigations
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Subject:
Accident Investigations
Keywords:
Union Pacific Railroad Company; Derailment; Extended Haul Train; Medicine Bow, Wyoming; Carbon County; Traffic Control; Positive Train Control; Roller Bearing Failure
Document
HQ-2019-1373 Final .pdf (1.48 MB)

Accident Date: December 26, 2019
Accident Type: Derailment
Railroad Name: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Location: Medicine Bow, Wyoming
Accident Number: HQ-2019-1373
Investigation Status: Finalized


Last updated: Thursday, December 31, 2020