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Accident Investigations

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HQ-2017-1234 (Finalized)

On Saturday, November 18, 2017, at 8:37 p.m., EST, Norfolk Southern (NS) Train U43U918 (the train) traveling east, derailed 38 cars on the NS St. Charles Branch (Pocahontas Division) single main track at milepost (MP) TB 1.30. The accident occurred approximately three miles west of Andover,...

HQ-2017-1207 (Finalized)

Eastbound Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) freight Train 154A1-19 with 6 locomotives (5 on the headend and one on the rear) and 121 freight cars, derailed 30 cars at NS Milepost 761.6 on the East End Subdivision near Pell City, Alabama, on May 19, 2017, at 5:55 p.m., CDT.

HQ-2017-1237 (Finalized)

On December 8, 2017, at 2:08 p.m., EST, eastbound CSX Transportation (CSX) mixed freight Train Q40407, consisting of 3 locomotives and 141 cars (66 loads/75 empties), derailed 31 cars at Consolidated Rail Corporation (CRSH) C.P. Townley on track No. 2. The derailment occurred on Conrail’s Lehigh...

HQ-2017-1201 (Finalized)

At 9:43 a.m., CDT, on April 30, 2017, southbound Canadian National Railway (CN) Train A420 (A 42071 30) collided with the rear-end of CN Train U760 (U 76051 24). The collision and subsequent derailment occurred on CN main track at Milepost (MP) 112.5, near Money, Mississippi. Train U760...

HQ-2017-1232 (Finalized)

On October 13, 2017, at approximately 5:00 p.m. MDT, a single rail car rolling uncontrolled impacted a BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) “road switcher” Freight Train R-MON8151-13I (train 1) as the train was traversing from the Red River Industries' track onto BNSF's Main Track No. 2. he side collision...

HQ-2017-1212 (Finalized)

On July 2, 2017, at 2:29 p.m., PDT, northbound Amtrak passenger Train 506 derailed after running past the red signal protecting BNSF Railway (BNSF) Bridge 14, and hitting the derail on Main Track No. 2, in Steilacoom, Washington. Locomotive No. Amtrak 467 came to rest on its side and three Talgo...

HQ-2017-1179 (Finalized)

On January 4, 2017, at 8:18 a.m., EST, westbound Long Island Rail Road (LI) Train 2817, consisting of 6 electric multiple unit, Bombardier M7 cars, with approximately 430 passengers onboard, failed to stop, and impacted the end-of-track bumping post structure on Atlantic Terminal Track No. 6, at...

HQ-2017-1231 (Finalized)

On October 5, 2017, at approximately 02:48 a.m., EST, northbound CSX Transportation (CSX) Freight Train Q54203 derailed 14 cars on a single main track at milepost ANB862.2 in Atlanta, Georgia. The train consisted of three lead locomotives and 197 freight cars, which had a total of 68 loads and 129...

HQ-2017-1196 (Finalized)

On March 29, 2017, at 5:40 p.m., CST, westbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight Train MPBMX-28, traveling at a recorded speed of 46 mph, derailed 38 freight cars. The accident occurred at Milepost 593.8 on the Fort Worth Service Unit Division, Corsicana Subdivision, in the town of Malakoff,...

HQ-2017-1224 (Finalized)

On August 15, 2017, at 1:27 p.m., CDT, an eastbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP), mixed-freight train operating under Train QNPINP 14 (Train 1), struck the rear-end of a standing UP mixed-freight train operating under Train MNPPB 14 (Train 2).