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Accident Investigation Summary Report HQ-2023-1822
On March 4, 2023, at approximately 2:55 p.m., EST, a Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) mixed freight train derailed 28 cars at Milepost 178.7 on the Dayton District near Springfield, Ohio. The train, designated as a Key Train, was traveling at 38 mph when it experienced excessive buffing or...
Accident Investigation Summary Report FE-2023-16
On September 17, 2023, at approximately 3:24 a.m., EDT, a CSX Transportation (CSX) mechanical department employee was fatally struck by a remote-control locomotive in Walbridge East Bound Yard, Walbridge, Ohio. The employee, while crossing an active yard lead track to lock out a track for an...
Accident Investigation Summary Report HQ-2022-1654
On May 26, 2022, at approximately 3:45 p.m., EDT, a Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) freight train collided with a construction dump truck at a private grade crossing in Harmarville, Pennsylvania, on the Conemaugh Subdivision. The dump truck failed to stop at the crossing, resulting in the...
Accident Investigation Summary Report CFE-2021-16
On September 22, 2021, at approximately 2:40 p.m., CDT, a contractor for Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) was fatally injured while performing maintenance work on a bridge in Castroville, Texas, near Milepost 240.65 on UP’s Del Rio Subdivision. The contractor, operating a hi-rail excavator...
Accident Investigation Summary Report FE-2022-17
On November 9, 2022, at around 11:20 a.m., CST, a BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) employee, who was part of a work crew moving a heavy switch point, was fatally injured when the load fell and struck him.
Accident Investigation Summary Report CFE-2023-11
On August 4, 2023, an accident occurred along the Berkshire Line operated by the Housatonic Railroad (HRRC) in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, resulting in the death of a laborer employed by The Middlesex Corporation (XMDD). The employee, who had been working on a Massachusetts Department of...
Grade Crossing Toolkit
In Fall 2024, FRA launched the Grade Crossing Toolkit, an interactive resource to identify effective highway-rail grade crossing safety measures. The Grade Crossing Toolkit is useful for individuals who work in railroad safety and for researchers, community members, or other...