At 2 a.m. (c.s.t.), on December 22, 2006, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) northbound local freight Train Symbol LV054-21 collided with empty UP rock Train Symbol RWTCK-21. The collision occurred at milepost 267.5 on the Enid Subdivision of the Wichita Service Unit, at Riverdale, Kansas, 23 miles south of Wichita, Kansas. Two locomotives and one car on the northbound freight train derailed with no hazardous material release, resulting in $401,935 damage to track and equipment. All four crew members were taken for treatment of minor injuries and for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Post-Accident Toxicological Testing. The weather was dark and cloudy and the temperature was 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The probable cause of the accident was failure of southbound Train Symbol RWTCK-21 to stop in the clear of the main track.
Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-102, Union Pacific, Peck, Kansas, December 22, 2006
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Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Accident investigations , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service , Kansas , Commuter transportation , Derailment , Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-102 , Peck(Kansas) , Union Pacific , Train symbol LV054-21