About 7:56 a.m., on July 17, 1980, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)-Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) commuter train No. 472 struck the rear of SEPTA-Conrail commuter train No. 406 while it was standing on the No. 2 track east of the station at North Wales, Pennsylvania. The rear car of train No. 406 overrode and destroyed the empty lead car of train No. 472. Of the estimated 321 persons on the 2 trains, 64 passengers and 3 crewmembers received injuries. Damage to the equipment was estimated at $1,475,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer of train No. 472, who was operating the train from the second car, to observe the roadway ahead and to keep the brakeman in the lead car in his view so he could receive the brakeman's hand signals to properly control the train, and Conrail's failure to take the malfunctioning equipment out of service when repairs could not be effected.


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    Title :

    Railroad Accident Report - Rear-End Collision of SEPTA-Conrail Trains Numbers 406 and 472 on Conrail Track, North Wales, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1980


    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    34 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English