A northbound Union Pacific (UP) train, ITIMNX 01, collided with a eastbound tractor/trailer on Arkansas State Highway 11 at a highway-rail grade crossing, on April 5, 2006 at 1:40 p.m. The accident occurred in Higginson, AR on the UP Number 2 main track at Milepost 300 on the Hoxie Subdivision. After the collision the vehicle was dragged down the track and hit a coal train, CNANW 02, standing on the number one main. The impact caused the vehicle to separate. The tractor was thrown clear of the track into a ditch. The trailer came to rest on the No. 1 main track after impacting UP 7307. The crew of the ITIMNX 01, consisting of an engineer and conductor, were injured. The driver of the tractor/trailer was killed. Equipment damage to the ITIMNX 01 was $869,878. Equipment damage to the CNANW 02 was $295,321. Track and signal damage was $220,000. The tractor was completely destroyed and the trailer received heavy damage. A track hoe transported on the trailer was also damaged. Total estimates were about $100,000. The probable cause of the accident is due to the driver of the tractor/trailer driving around the crossing gates and into the path of the approaching train. At the time of the accident the weather was clear and dry with a temperature of 64F.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-19, Union Pacific, Higginson, Arizona, April 5, 2006


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English