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HQ-2015-1102 (Finalized)
An eastbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight train, ZBRG1-29, collided with a sport utility vehicle (SUV) at a public highway-rail grade crossing on December 29, 2015, at approximately 2:50 p.m. PST. The accident occurred just east of La Grande, Oregon on the Huntington Subdivision, Portland...Crash Energy Management: One and Two Car Passenger Rail Impact Tests - Summary of Structural and Occupant Test Results
Two full-scale impact tests were conducted to measure the crashworthiness performance of Crash Energy Management (CEM) equipped passenger rail cars. On December 3, 2003, a single car impacted a fixed barrier at approximately 35 mph and on February 26, 2004, two-coupled passenger cars impacted a...