At about 11:40 a.m., eastern standard time, on February 5, 2001, eastbound Amtrak train 286, with 100 passengers and 4 crewmembers, struck the rear of eastbound CSX Transportation (CSXT) freight train Q620 on the CSXT Railroad near Syracuse, New York. On impact, the lead Amtrak locomotive unit and four of the train's five cars derailed. The rear truck of the last car of the 92-car CSXT freight train derailed, and the car lost a portion of its load of lumber. At the time of impact, the passenger train was traveling 35 mph; the freight train was traveling 7 mph. The accident resulted in injuries to all 4 crewmembers and 58 of the passengers aboard the Amtrak train. No CSXT crewmember was injured. A small amount of diesel fuel spilled from the fuel tank on the lead Amtrak locomotive unit, but no fire resulted. Total damages were estimated to be about $280,600. The safety issues addressed in the report are the lack of a positive train control system to prevent train collisions, the adequacy of Amtrak's procedures for ensuring that appliances on Amtrak trains are always properly secured, and the adequacy of maps used by emergency response personnel for railroad accidents. As a result of this accident investigation, the Safety Board made recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Emergency Number Association, the Association of American Railroads, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.


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    Titel :

    National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report: Rear-End Collision of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) Train P286 with CSXT Freight Train Q620 on the CSX Railroad at Syracuse, New York, on February 5, 2001


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2001


    Format / Umfang :

    48 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch