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HQ-2014-13 (Finalized)

A northbound Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (AM) light locomotive, AM 50, traveling at a recorded speed of 25 mph, collided with a stopped AM Excursion Train on October 16, 2014, at 10:30 a.m., CDT. The collision occurred approximately 2 miles from Brentwood/West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas,...

HQ-2015-1005 (Finalized)

On January 27, 2015, at 2:17 a.m., EST, northbound CSX Transportation (CSX) Freight Train Q198-27 derailed after entering the Sandoz Spur and impacting a standing set of tank cars. Train Q198-27 was operating in track warrant control territory at the time of the accident at a recorded speed of 41...

Industry Survey of Bolsters and Side Frames Removed from Service

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) conducted an industry survey of defective bolsters and side frames removed from service. Scrapped components (approximately 70 bolsters and 55 side frames) from four railcar shops were analyzed, and the data collected was used to create a database...

2015 Right-of-Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop

In response to the successful 2008 and 2012 Trespasser Workshops, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored the 2015 Right-of-Way (ROW) Fatality and Trespass Prevention workshop to keep up the momentum that had been previously established. The FRA Administrator (who was Acting...