An eastbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) loaded coal train, Train Symbol CNAAE 07, derailed on Sunday, April 8, 2007, at 8:45 a.m., m.d.t. The derailment occurred 4.6 miles west of the town of Broadwater, Nebraska, at UP Milepost (MP) 105.2, on Main Track No. 2 of the North Platte Service Unit, South Morrill Subdivision, in Morrill County. The crew reported an undesired emergency brake application while traveling at a recorded speed of 40 miles per hour. The crew inspected their train and found 29 cars, the 85th through the 113th cars of the train consist, derailed. No injuries were reported. No hazardous materials were involved. Damage estimates to equipment total $1,691,634. Damage estimates to track total $65,608. Damage estimates to signal equipment total $10,000. At the time of the derailment, the conditions were daylight and cloudy with a temperature of 24 degrees Fahrenheit and wind SSE at 16 mph. The cause of the derailment was determined to be a bolt hole fatigue crack which allowed the rail to open and caused the train to derail.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-19, Union Pacific (UP), Broadwater, Nebraska, April 8, 2007


    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English