On April 7, 2007, at 2:15 p.m., Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) westbound freight Train Symbol IDULA-07, proceeding at 20 mph, struck the rear unattended distributive power (DPU) locomotive of stopped westbound UP empty unit coal Train Symbol CWLSB9 06. The Train Symbol CWLSB9 06 2-man crew was located in the lead locomotive. The accident occurred at milepost 269.1, near Independence, Missouri, on the UP Kansas City Service Unit, Sedalia Subdivision. There were no injuries to any crew members. There were five platforms derailed on the fifth and sixth cars of Train Symbol IDULA 07. There was one empty coal car derailed,126 cars from the head end, on stopped Train Symbol CWLSB9 06. Total reportable damages for this accident were $117,129. The cause of the accident was H221 - Automatic block or interlocking signal displaying a stop indication, failure to comply. The inattentiveness on the part of the crew of Train Symbol IDULA-07 resulted in passing a signal displaying stop indication. The weather was clear, it was daylight, and the temperature was 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-16, Union Pacific (UP), Independence, Missouri, April 7, 2007
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Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Accident investigations , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service , Missouri , Commuter transportation , Derailment , Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-16 , Independence(Missouri) , Union Pacific(UP) , Train symbol IDULA-07