The report reviews evidence indicating that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the engineer of Southern Pacific Transportation Company Extra 7267 East to operate his train at restricted speed, while he was under the influence of alcohol, and the failure of the conductor to ensure the safe operation of the train. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to properly supervise its operating employees. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the lack of compatability between the sill height of the locomotives. The accident report discusses the following safety issues: Federal Railroad Administration rules on toxicological testing and the application of those rules; supervisory oversight at Yuma; crashworthiness of locomotive operating compartments in low-speed collisions; application of Hours of Service designations; and the performance of the signal system in the Yuma rail yard.


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    Title :

    Railway Accident Report - Head-On Collision of Southern Pacific Transportation Company Freight Trains, Yuma, Arizona, June 15, 1987


    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    56 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English