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HQ-2015-1006 (Finalized)

On February 3, 2015, at 6:26 p.m., EST, in Valhalla, New York, northbound Metro-North Railroad (MNCW) Passenger Train Number 659 (the Train) consisting of eight electric-powered M-7 passenger cars struck a 2011 Mercedes Benz ML350 SUV (the SUV) at the Commerce Street Grade Crossing on MNCW’s Harlem...

HQ-2016-1117 (Finalized)

On March 14, 2016, at 12:02 a.m., CDT, an eastbound Amtrak passenger train, ATK 4, traveling on BNSF Railway’s (BNSF) La Junta Subdivision, derailed just west of BNSF Milepost 373. The town nearest to the accident was Cimarron, Kansas, located approximately 2 miles away. Cimarron is approximately...

Industry Response to Safety Advisories

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) (Pub. L. 114-94). The FAST Act in section 11406(e), “Speed Limit Action Plans,” requires the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (Secretary) to submit a report to Congress on...

Measurement of Wheel Load Environment of a Standard 3-piece Truck

To increase the understanding of the conditions under which wheel rolling contact fatigue (RCF) damage accumulates, wheel load environment data was collected from a car running in revenue service and analyzed to assess the predicted wheel RCF damage using shakedown theory. The car used for the...

SEC. 415 Museum Locomotive Study

Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Section 415 Museum Locomotive Study. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 instructed the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation to conduct a study relating to locomotives and equipment used by museums, historical societies, and tourist or scenic...

HQ-2016-1115 (Finalized)

An eastbound Norfolk Southern (NS) freight train derailed 18 railcars on March 1, 2016, at 9:27 p.m., EST. The accident occurred near the State Street crossing in the town of Ripley, New York, at NS Milepost B66.2 on its single main track on the Pittsburgh Subdivision. Train 310C901 consisted of 2...