At 6:40 a.m. (MST), on March 19, 2006, four unmanned BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) locomotives rolled free and collided with a standing BNSF train on Main Track Number 2 at Rozet, WY. As a result of the impact (18 mph) four locomotives sustained damage and one locomotive was derailed. Two employees on the standing train jumped from their locomotive and sustained minor injuries. There was no release of hazardous material or diesel fuel spillage. No evacuation resulted from the incident. Rozet is approximately 13 miles east of Gillete, WY, and located on the BNSFs Powder River Division, Blackhills Subdivision, at milepost 581.4. The BNSF estimated track damage of $8,000 and equipment damage of $250,000. At the time of the accident, it was dawn, with blowing snow and the temperature was 23F. The probable cause of the accident was failure to properly secure locomotives by railroad employees. A contributing probable cause was failure to properly cut-in air brake valves on the locomotives. An additional contributing probable cause was reduced human performance of the engineer and student engineer due to fatigue.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-15, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), Gillette, Wyoming, March 19, 2006


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English