About 5:56 a.m. on January 28, 2000, in Glendale, California, a tractor-combination vehicle was transporting an oil refinery condenser unit. The vehicle was attempting to traverse a highway-railroad grade crossing when it became lodged on the railroad tracks. A northbound commuter train collided with the vehicle. The engineer, conductor, and four passengers received minor injuries. Total damages were estimated to be over $2 million. The major safety issues discussed in this report were the appropriateness of the actions of the truckdriver, pilot car drivers, and police escorts; the weaknesses in the planning, coordination, and execution of this oversize/overweight movement; pilot car driver and truckdriver fatigue; and the lack of low-clearance warning signs.


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    Title :

    National Transportation Safety Board Highway Accident Report: Collision Between Metrolink Train 901 and Mercury Transportation, Inc., Tractor-Combination Vehicle at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing in Glendale, California, on January 28, 2000


    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    74 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English