On Feburary 9, 1995, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority/New York City Transit subway train collided with a stopped subway train. The rear-end collision, in which 11 passengers and 4 transit employees sustained minor injuries, occurred on elevated track south of the Ninth Avenue station in Brooklyn, New York. The major safety issues discussed in this report are the effectiveness of automatic stop arms to ensure compliance with stop signals and the adequacy of transit system oversight to ensure compliance with operating rules. The report also includes safety issues relating to speedometers, radios, positive train separation, crashworthiness and occupant survivability, and emergency response.


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    Title :

    National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report: Collision and Derailment of Two Subway Trains, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit in Brooklyn, New York on February 9, 1995


    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    54 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English