About 3:06 p.m., on October 16, 1980, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) freight train Extra 3749 West (NPH-16) struck the rear of UP grain train Extra 3557 West (SGTLB-635) while it was standing about 100 feet west of intermediate signal No. 5517 near Hermosa, Wyoming. Two train crewmembers were killed and two crewmembers were injured. The 3 locomotive units of NPH-16 and 16 cars, including the caboose, of SGTLB-635 were derailed. Total damage was estimated to be $993.000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the inadequacy of Union Pacific rules in explaining train handling and braking procedures, along with the engineer's lack of comprehension of those rules and his inadequate handling of the train's brakes which resulted in his failure to bring the train to a stop as required before reaching signal No. 5517.


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    Title :

    Railroad Accident Report - Rear-End Collision of Union Pacific Railroad Company Freight Trains Near Hermosa, Wyoming, October 16, 1980


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    48 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English