At 9:00 a.m. c.d.t., on September 15, 1981, a northbound truck tractor-cargo tank semitrailer loaded with 8,986 gallons of gasoline was struck by a westbound freight train at a railroad/highway grade crossing on Jordan Lane in Huntsville, Alabama. The gasoline cargo escaping from the ruptured cargo tank splashed over the locomotive and four passenger cars, that had stopped north of the track to await the train's passage, and ignited. At the time, the crossing warning red lights were flashing and the bell was ringing; the train lights were illuminated, its bell was ringing, and its whistle was sounding. Five persons were killed, two persons died later as a result of their injuries, and four of five train crewmembers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the truckdriver to comply with the activated crossing warning signal and Federal regulations and company rules that require hazardous materials carriers to stop at all nonexempt railroad crossings to determine if it is safe before crossing the tracks.


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    Titel :

    Railroad/Highway Accident Report - Miller Transporters, Inc., Tractor Cargo Tank-Semitrailer/Southern Railway System Freight Train Collision and Fire, Huntsville, Alabama, September 15, 1981


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1982


    Format / Umfang :

    42 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch