At 8:23 a.m. on December 12, 1990, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) passenger train 66, consisting of a two-unit locomotive, two material handling cars, five passenger cars, one dining car, and two baggage cars, derailed and struck Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) commuter train 906, consisting of one locomotive, six passenger cars, and one control car, as both trains entered Back Bay station in Boston, Massachusetts. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the apprentice locomotive engineer to reduce speed in sufficient time to negotiate the curve into Back Bay station as a result of inadequate supervision provided by the locomotive engineer. Contributing to the accident was Amtrak's failure to provide adequate quality control oversight for its locomotive engineer training program, including the adequacy of selection and training for apprentices and selection and training of engineers who serve as supervisors to apprentices during on-the-job training. Also contributing to the accident was Amtrak's failure to have advance warning devices for a speed reduction for the curve entering Back Bay station.
National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report - Derailment and Collision of Amtrak Passenger Train 66 with MBTA Commuter Train 906 at Back Bay Station, Boston, Massachusetts, December 12, 1990
1992
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Transportation Safety , Railroad Transportation , Railroad accidents , Accident investigations , Derailment , Collisions , Speed , Human factors , Warning systems , Training , Recommendations , Injuries , Massachusetts , Event recorder data , Boston(Massachusetts) , Amtrak passenger train 66 , Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority commuter train 906 , Back Bay station