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.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-66, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), Ellinor, Kansas, October 29, 2007


    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English