About 3:15 p.m. mountain daylight time on August 5, 1988, westbound National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) train 7, The Empire Builder, derailed near Saco, Montana, while operating on the Burlington Northern (BN) Railroad. Five passengers and 1 Amtrak service crewmember received serious injuries; 87 passengers and 13 Amtrak service crewmembers received minor injuries. The estimated damage was $2,778,000. The major safety issues in this accident include: BN's inspection and maintenance practices of continuous welded rail (CWR), the adequacy of BN's practices for placing slow orders on CWR, and the crashworthiness of railroad passenger car equipment.


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    Title :

    Railroad Accident Report: Derailment of National Railroad Passenger Corporation Train 7, on Burlington Northern Railroad Near Saco, Montana, August 5, 1988


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English