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HQ-2015-1070 (Finalized)

On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at approximately 3:50 p.m., EDT, a westbound Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) Freight Train 27VV514 struck the rear of stopped NS Train 15TV513 at a recorded speed of 30 mph. The maximum authorized speed for this section track is 40 mph. The collision occurred on NS’...

HQ-2013-23 (Finalized)

On September 25, 2013, at 4:15 a.m. (CST), eastbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) freight train, BLACWSP1-23 (BLAC) struck the rear of BNSF standing freight train, SLHTLPC2-23 (SLHT). The accident occurred near St. Francis, TX, on BNSF’s Kansas Division, Panhandle Subdivision on Main Track 2, at Milepost...

HQ-2015-1003 (Finalized)

A westbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) freight train (B-UPIMAW5-03A) collided with a school bus on January 5, 2015, at approximately 3:35 p.m. CST. The accident occurred just east of Larimore, North Dakota, on the Devils Lake Subdivision, Twin Cities Division, at Milepost 23.5. Larimore is located about...

HQ-2015-1075 (Finalized)

(consist positions 79 through 100), at milepost 167.2 on the Glasgow Subdivision of the BNSF's Montana Division. Twenty cars derailed on their sides with one leaning against the signal case at milepost 167.24 and two cars derailed in an upright position. The derailment site is located approximately...

HQ-2015-1052 (Finalized)

On May 12, 2015, at 9:20 p.m., EST, eastbound Amtrak Regional Train Number 188, consisting of 1 head-end locomotive and 7 passenger cars with 258 persons onboard, traveling on the New York to Philadelphia Main Track Number 2, derailed in a 4-degree, left hand curve at Milepost 81.62. This...

2015 Federal Railroad Administration Report to Congress on Actions Taken to Implement Unmet Statutory Mandates and Address Open Recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General Regardin

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are providing this status update on railroads’ Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation. This update informs the public of: (1) the background of the PTC mandate; (2) the actions FRA has taken and continues...

Railroad Classification Yard Technology. Design Methodology Study.

Even after bypass and intermodal train operations are fully exploited by railroads, it is clear that the railroad yard will continue to be an important factor in railroad operations because of the wide dispersal of traffic origination and destination points and the low car count of aver age...

Hudson Tunnel Preferred Alternative Summary

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and NJ TRANSIT are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the Hudson Tunnel Project (the “Project”). The Project is intended to preserve the current functionality of the Northeast Corridor’s (NEC) Hudson River rail crossing between...