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HQ-2016-1169 (Finalized)

On November 16, 2016, at 3:55 a.m., EST, a northbound CSX Transportation (CSX) freight train, K21014 (striking train), collided with a southbound CSX freight train, N00113 (struck train). The striking train failed to stop for a red signal at NE Sparr at Milepost (MP) S718.6 on CSX’s Wildwood...

HQ-2016-1112 (Finalized)

On February 9, 2016, at approximately 9:55 a.m., EST, CSX Transportation (CSX) Train H71109 derailed two locomotives and three intermodal cars while traveling from CSX’s Columbus Van Yard in Columbus, Ohio, to CSX’s Marysville Honda in Marysville, Ohio. Train H71109 was traveling with an EC-1...

HQ-2016-1165 (Finalized)

On October 28, 2016, at about 8:22 a.m., EDT, a westbound CSX Transportation (CSX) freight train, Q19326 (striking train), traveling on double main track (Track No. 1), at a recorded speed of 25 mph, collided head-on into a stopped, eastbound CSX freight train, V75327 (struck train), on CSX’s...

HQ-2016-1143 (Finalized)

An Amtrak passenger train, P098-06, traveling on South Florida Regional Transit Authority/Tri-Rail (SFRV) Main Track No. 2, in traffic control system territory, collided with a motor vehicle at a highway-rail grade crossing on July 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., EDT. The accident occurred in West Palm...

Implementation Plan for High Speed Rail in Ohio

The Ohio Railway Organization, Inc (ORO) at its own expense prepared an action plan to implement a high speed rail passenger system linking Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati, Ohio. This action plan was initially published in October 1991 for review by the Ohio High Speed Rail Authority (OHSRA...

Implementation Plan for High Speed Rail in Ohio

The Ohio Railway Organization, Inc. has combined the technical, financial, and corporate resources of several of the world's most prestigious engineering, planning, and financial organizations. Individually, the ORO firms have built their reputations on the strength of a number of successful...

High Speed Rail For Ohio

A quality High Speed Rail System to Link Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati can be built with existing, service proven technology. The project would be a prudent investment for Ohio to Improve Air Quality, Reduce Highway and Airport Congestion, Reduce Highway and Airport Investment, Maintain...

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Trackbed Moisture Sensor System

In this initial phase, conducted from March 2015 through December 2016, Vista Clara and its subcontractor Zetica Rail successfully developed and tested a man-portable, non-invasive spot-check nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) moisture sensor that directly measured moisture on water content in...