About 1:55 a.m., c.s.t., on February 26, 1978, an Atlanta and Saint Andrews Bay Railway freight train derailed at milepost 22.3 near Youngstown, Florida. As a result, chlorine gas, released from a tank car, killed 8 persons and injured 138. Property damage was estimated at $1,089,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the derailment was the intentional displacement of a rail end into the guideway reserved for the wheel flange. The rail end was restrained in this abnormal position until the train derailed. A tank car of liquid chlorine was punctured in the derailment when struck by the corner of another car, and its contents were released. All of the injuries and deaths were the result of chlorine inhalation.


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    Title :

    Railroad Accident Report. Derailment of Atlanta and Saint Andrews Bay Railway Company Freight Train, Youngstown, Florida, February 26, 1978


    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    24 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English