On April 24, 2018, about 8:58 a.m. local time, northbound Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) train 86 struck and killed an Amtrak rail gang watchman near the Bowie State Train Station in Bowie, Maryland. The accident occurred on main track 1 at milepost 119.2 on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. At the time of the accident, main track 2 was out of service under a continuous track outage for track maintenance, and the adjacent tracks immediately to the east and west of main track 2 (main tracks 1 and 3, respectively) were in service for train movements. Three watchmen were protecting the roadway workers and watching for trains moving on adjacent tracks to warn workers of approaching trains. One watchman was positioned near the boarding platform, another was positioned in a nearby curve, and the third watchman was positioned toward the end of the curve, near a work gang of welders. The third watchman was the employee struck by the train. No passengers or crewmembers on Amtrak train 86 were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified the following safety issues: inadequate site-specific safety risk assessment, unsafe train speeds in established work zones, and ineffective roadway worker protection. As a result of this investigation, the NTSB makes safety recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration; Amtrak; and Amtrak and all Class I Railroads. NTSB also reiterated a recommendation to Amtrak and reiterated and classified a recommendation to the Federal Railroad Administration.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff über TIB

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Amtrak Roadway Worker Fatality Bowie, Maryland April 24, 2018. Accident Report


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2021


    Format / Umfang :

    40 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch