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RR ROW 106 Exemption Presentation for SHPOs

AGENDA •Introductions •Purpose & Logistics •Overview •Key Definitions •Scope of the Exemption •Two Pronged Approach •ACHP’s Implementation •Participant feedback/comments •Next Steps

HQ-2013-08 (Finalized)

On April 6, 2013, at 1:35 a.m., on a clear night with the temperature at 38 degrees F, there was a head-on collision between two NJ Transit (NJT) trains in Hoboken Terminal, Hoboken, New Jersey. NJT Train X166, a non-revenue passenger train in “Push mode,” was returning from the fuel pad shoving...

HQ-2015-1095 (Finalized)

The crew for Train 580-747 consisted of a locomotive engineer and a conductor. They reported for duty on November 8, 2015, at 8:15 a.m., CST, to CP’s Yard Office in Portage, Wisconsin, to re-crew the unit Bakken crude oil train. The crew members received more than the statutory off-duty period...

HQ-2015-1080 (Finalized)

On July 25, 2015, at 8:53 p.m., CDT, a northbound Metra electric train stopped in the crossover at 51st Street, Milepost 6.20 on the Metra Electric District. The Engineer brought the train to a stop due to seeing a bright flash in his mirror. The flash was caused by a fallen catenary wire arcing...

HQ-2015-1041 (Finalized)

On April 28, 2015, at 6:24 a.m., MST, a southbound Southwestern Railroad (SW) freight train, MCLOCRL127A, struck a standing freight train (LSWC002127I) head-on in the Chisum Siding, at Milepost 118.3, on the Carlsbad Subdivision near Chisum, New Mexico. The standing train was an unattended local...

HQ-2015-1012 (Finalized)

On February 17, 2015, at 10:56 p.m., CDT, BNSF Railway (BNSF) Train C-BKMKEB0-05A derailed 33 loaded coal cars, Line Numbers 20 through 52 inclusive. This train consisted of 119 loaded coal cars, 16,898 trailing tons, was 6,465 feet in length, and was traveling eastward at a recorded speed of 35...

HQ-2015-1008 (Finalized)

On February 11, 2015, at 11:40 a.m., MST, 33 cars of an eastbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) loaded coal train operating on Main Track Number 2 derailed. Train CATNW10, with 136 cars and 2 locomotives on the front and one distributed power unit (DP) on the rear, was operating in cab signal...