Amtrak train No. 1, a southbound passenger train operating on the tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and New Orleans, Louisiana, derailed near Salem, Illinois, on June 10, 1971. Two locomotive units and the first seven cars were turned over on their sides. The derailment resulted in 11 fatalities and 163 injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the displacement of the east stock rail of the southward main track by the false flange on the left-hand wheel on the leading axle of the rear truck of locomotive unit 4031. This wheel slid flat when the traction-motor armature bearings failed and locked the driving wheels. Failure to detect the sliding wheels was caused by an inoperative wheel-slip indicator. (Author)


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    Title :

    Railroad Accident Report. Derailment of Amtrak Train No. 1 while Operating on the Illinois Central Railroad near Salem, Illinois, June 10, 1971


    Publication date :

    1972


    Size :

    76 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English