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HQ-2014-4 (Finalized)
On April 30, 2014, at 1:54 p.m., EST, CSX Transportation (CSX) unit crude oil train, K08227, traveling eastbound from Clifton Forge, Virginia, to Yorktown, Virginia derailed on the James River Subdivision. The derailment occurred on Number 2 track at Milepost (MP) CAB 146.45. The train was...HQ-2014-7 (Finalized)
A Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) westward train, 65KC201 (65K), struck the rear of a NS Intermodal Train 25ZC101 (25Z), at Sewickley, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 2014. The collision occurred at 1:39 p.m. at Milepost (MP) 12.9 on Main Track Number 3 of the NS Fort Wayne Line. The Engineer and Conductor...HQ-2014-8 (Finalized)
On July 3, 2014, at approximately 4:06 p.m. MDT, a westbound Montana Rail Link (MRL) freight train, H-KCKSPO1-28A, derailed 20 rail cars on single main track at MRL Milepost (MP) 164.4 between Alberton, Montana, and Superior, Montana. The derailment site is located on MRL’s 4th Subdivision and is...HQ-2014-11 (Finalized)
Download PDF Document [160 MB]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...