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28 May 2019

Accident Investigations

HQ-2019-1338

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Accident Investigations, Motive Power and Equipment, Track

Keywords: derailment; CSX Transportation; New London Township, Ohio; Huron County, Ohio;

Abstract:

On May 28, 2019 at approximately 5:54 a.m., EDT, CSX Transportation (CSX) mixed freight train Q56027 (...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
CSX Transportation
Location

London Township, OH
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2019-1338

16 Feb 2019

Accident Investigations

HQ-2019-1323 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations, Motive Power and Equipment, Track

Keywords: derailment; BNSF Railway; Cloquet, MN; track; equipment

Abstract: At 11:25 a.m., CST, BNSF Railway (BNSF) freight train C-BTMCOB0-13B (Train 1), derailed near Cloquet, Minnesota. The derailment occurred as Train 1 operated westbound on the Lakes...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway
Location

Cloquet, MN
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2019-1323
Investigation Status
Finalized

16 Jun 2018

Accident Investigations

HQ-2018-1276 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations, Grade Crossings

Keywords: Accident, Railroad Crossings, UP, Union Pacific, Grade Crossing

Abstract: On June 16, 2018, at 5:29 p.m., CST, a Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight train (ZG4MQB 16) with 3 engines and 73 cars traveling timetable south (geographical south) collided...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
Location

Tilton, AR
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2018-1276
Investigation Status
Finalized

2 May 2018

Accident Investigations

HQ-2018-1266 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations, Fatigue Management, Human Factors, Switching Operations

Keywords: derailment; BNSF Railway Company; Saginaw, TX; human factors

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 a.m., CDT, BNSF Railway (BNSF) derailed 18 railcars in the Saginaw, Texas Yard, at Milepost (MP) 351.4 on the Ft. Worth Subdivision. The switch crew handling...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway Company
Location

Saginaw, TX
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2018-1266
Investigation Status
Finalized

18 May 2017

Accident Investigations

HQ-2017-1205 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations, Passenger Rail, Positive Train Control, Commuter

Keywords: Accident Investigations, PTC, Metro North

Abstract: On May 18, 2017, at 4:54 p.m., EDT, westbound Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (MNCW) commuter Train No. 1373, originating from Stamford, Connecticut, and destined for Grand...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Metro North Commuter Railroad Company
Location

Rye, NY
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2017-1205
Investigation Status
Finalized