Eastbound UP freight train ZLAMN3-15 struck an extended cab pickup truck at a highway-rail grade crossing, on February 16, 2006, at 1:29 pm. The accident occurred in Olden, Texas, UP Milepost 347.3, on the Baird Subdivision. The pick-up truck driver and all three passengers were killed. The Pick-up truck was completely destroyed. There were no injuries to the train crew. The lead locomotive UP 4437 sustained minor front end damage totaling about $1500, and no derailment occurred. At the time of the accident it was daylight and clear, the temperature was 87DGF. The accident was caused by the drivers failure to yield the right of way to the train.


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    Titel :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-11: Union Pacific (UP), Ranger, Texas, February 11, 2006


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2006


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch