On October 29, 2007, at approximately 8:34 a.m.(CDT), an eastbound BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) manifest train, Train Symbol H BARGAL9 27, derailed 25 loaded cars (31st through 55th head cars) at milepost (MP) 126.96 , on single main track. The derailment occurred east of County Road W and west of County Road X. The weather was clear and the temperature was 43 degrees F. The damage to equipment was $637,078. The damage to track was $267,808. There was no signal damage. The total damage was $904,886. There were no injuries or hazardous materials release. Probable Cause: Despite exhaustive investigative and analysis efforts of both the FRA and BNSF the cause could not be determined. The investigation is complete.
Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-66, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), Ellinor, Kansas, October 29, 2007
2007
7 pages
Report
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English
Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Accident investigations , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service , Kansas , Commuter transportation , Derailment , Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-66 , Ellinor(Kansas) , Burlington Northern Santa Fe(BNSF) , BNSF(Burlington Northern Santa Fe) , Train symbol H BARGAL9 27