A northbound Amtrak freight train collided with a piece of Amtrak Maintenance of Way equipment (Track Undercutter No. 14909), on June 14, 2006, at 9:30 p.m. The accident occurred in the Bayview section of Baltimore City, Maryland, at Amtrak Milepost 91.5, on the Amtrak Baltimore Subdivision of the Mid-Atlantic Division. The three crew members of the Amtrak freight train were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and were treated and released. There were no Amtrak Maintenance of Way employees involved. The Amtrak Track Undercutter No. 14909 sustained approximately $900,000.00 in damages. The locomotive (west side front) sustained extensive damage of about $300,000.00. The Amtrak locomotive and two freight cars derailed, causing extensive damage to three hundred feet of track at a cost of $100,000.00. At the time of the accident it was dark and clear, with a westerly wind of 12 mi/h. The temperature was 65 deg. F. As a result of the investigation, it was determined that the accident was caused by the failure of Amtrak personnel to properly retract, stow and secure the Undercutter cutting wheel assembly clear of Mainline No. 1 track. Amtrak was found to be in violation of FRA 49 CFR, Part 214, Section 214.341- ( C ).


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-49, Amtrak (ATK), Bayview, Maryland, June 14, 2006


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English