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HQ-2014-9 (Finalized)

At 8:34 p.m., CDT, July 20, 2014, Wisconsin and Southern Railroad (WSOR) Freight Train T003-20 (T003) made an unprotected eastward movement on WSOR’s Milwaukee Subdivision. Train T003 passed an absolute signal displaying a stop aspect and entered Canadian National Railway (CN) main track at Slinger...

HQ-2014-5 (Finalized)

On May 11, 2014, at 11:05 p.m., CDT, BNSF Railway (BNSF) Train C-DKMSUD-0-44 derailed 45 loaded coal hopper cars in Pillager, Minnesota. The accident occurred as the train operated eastbound on the Brainerd Subdivision at Milepost 133.1. There were no injuries, no release of hazardous materials,...

HQ-2014-3 (Finalized)

On April 28, 2014, at 7:08 p.m., EDT, northbound CSX Transportation (CSX) Freight Train F74628, traveling on single main track, in track warrant control territory, derailed. The derailment occurred near Cordesville, South Carolina, at CSX Milepost SH 403.1, on CSX’s Andrews Subdivision.

HQ-2014-2 (Finalized)

On April 6, 2014, at approximately 9:27 PM CDT, southbound UP freight train OWVBT-30 collided with the rear of stopped southbound UP intermodal train ZYCLD-05 at a recorded speed of 18 mph. The collision occurred at MP 151.2 on the UP DFW Service Unit Ennis Subdivision near Kosse, Texas.

HQ-2014-1 (Finalized)

On February 24, 2014, at 6:17 p.m., CST, Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC) Train Number U78981-24, operating southbound on single main track, on WC’s Iron Range Subdivision, derailed two locomotives and 50 loaded taconite hopper cars at Milepost 32.7. The derailment occurred near Fairbanks, Minnesota, on...

HQ-2013-1050 (Finalized)

On November 7, 2013, at approximately 11:40 p.m., CST, southbound Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) train, 501-07 (501), derailed 26 cars and one (1) locomotive near Milepost (MP) 683.0 on the AGR Magnolia Subdivision. The accident occurred near Aliceville, Alabama, in Pickens County, about 80...

HQ-2013-29 (Finalized)

On December 5, 2013, at 1:15 p.m., CST, Canadian National Railway (CN) Taconite Train U-78982-04 derailed the leading 76 cars of its train on the Iron Range Subdivision at Milepost 0.7, CN (U789), while operating southward and entering a yard track from the main track (other than main track...

HQ-2013-4 (Finalized)

On Monday, February 18, 2013, at 1:41 a.m., EST, an eastbound CSX loaded unit coal train, N735-16, operating from Grafton, West Virginia, to Cumberland, Maryland, derailed 73 cars of the train while operating on double track in traffic control system territory on CSX’s Huntington East Division,...

Rail Safety Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO or notice) details the application requirements and procedures for obtaining grant funding for eligible activities under the Railroad Safety State Participation Pilot Grant program. The opportunities described in this notice are available under Catalog of...