About 8 a.m. on September 17, 1991, Norfolk Southern (NS) train 277, en route west from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Chicago, Illinois, struck eastbound train 629 head-on at milepost (MP) 455.1 near Knox, Indiana. The accident occurred on the main track west of the Knox siding. One locomotive and four cars of train 277 and th ree locomotives and five cars of train 629 derailed. The engineer of train 277 was killed, and the conductor sustained serious injuries. The student engineer of train 277 and all three crewmembers on train 629 sustained minor injuries. As a result of its investigation of the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board identified the following safety issue: Crew coordination and supervision of locomotive operations while an engineer is being trained. Following a brief narrative of the accident, the summary report will discuss the postaccident investigation, the safety issue, related operating rule changes, and the NS's emergency response.
National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident/Incident Summary Report, Knox, Indiana, September 17, 1991
1991
18 pages
Report
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English