Eastbound BNSF Railway Company's (BNSF) Train Symbol GCCDGAT9-25 derailed on October 27, 2006 at 5:15 a.m. CDT, near Miltonvale, Kansas, on single main track, at BNSF Milepost (MP) 97.4, on Kansas Division, Strong City Subdivision. Miltonvale is located in Cloud County, about 30 miles north of Salina, Kansas. Timetable directions used for this report are east and west. The train consisted of 3 locomotives, 111 covered hoppers loaded with grain and no empties. Twenty-five rail cars derailed, beginning with the 8th head rail car through the 32nd head rail car. Twenty-three of the derailed cars spilled their load and 19 were destroyed. There were no injuries. There was no evacuation. Damages were $1.1 million for equipment and $70,500 for track and structures. It was dark at the time of derailment and the weather was reported as 42F and cloudy. The cause of the derailment was determined to be a track-related cause, due to a detail fracture from shelling or head check.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-86, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Miltonvale, Kansas, October 27, 2006


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English