About 2:45 a.m., on December 16, 1976, 1 SDP-40F locomotive unit and 11 cars of Amtrak train No. 6 derailed when leaving the Burlington Northern track near Ralston, Nebraska. Forty-eight of the 178 passengers, and 15 of the 19 crewmembers on the train were injured. Property damage was estimated to be $816,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the lateral movement of the high rail and widening of track gage when the deteriorated crossties were unable to withstand the lateral forces generated by the locomotive while the train was traveling at a speed of 53 mph. Contributing factors were the weakened crosstie spikehole condition and the existing wide gage that conformed to the Federal Track Safety Standards for Class 4 track.


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    Titel :

    Railroad Accident Report - Derailment of Amtrak Train on Burlington Northern Railroad Near Ralston, Nebraska, December 16, 1976


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1977


    Format / Umfang :

    28 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch