The report describes a head on freight train collision. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the crew to stop train UY-328 on the siding, in violation of the signal indication. As a result, train UY-328 moved onto the main track immediately in front of train S-82. It could not be determined why the engineer of train UY-328 failed to stop his train on the siding. (Author Modified Abstract)
Railroad Accident Report. Head-On Collision of Two Penn Central Freight Trains at Herndon, Pennsylvania, March 12, 1972
1973
31 pages
Report
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English