On Sunday July 10, 2005, about 4:15 a.m., central daylight time, two CN freight trains collided head on in Anding, Mississippi. The collision occurred on the CN Yazoo Subdivision, where the trains were being operated under a centralized traffic control signal system on single track. Signal data indicated that the northbound train, IC 1013 North, continued past a stop (red) signal at North Anding and collided with the southbound train, IC 1023 South, about 14 mile beyond the signal. The collision resulted in the derailment of 6 locomotives and 17 cars. About 15,000 gallons of diesel fuel were released from the locomotives and resulted in fire that burned for about 15 hours. Two crewmembers were on each train; all four were killed. As a precaution, about 100 Anding residents were evacuated; they did not report any injuries. Property damages exceeded $9.5 million; clearing and environmental cleanup costs totaled about $616,800.The safety issues discussed in this report are the lack of a positive train control system that would stop trains when authorized limits are exceeded, the absence of a requirement for alerters on the leading locomotive of freight trains, the lack of accurate and timely train consist information for emergency responders, the lack of procedures ensuring railroads, States, and communities conduct joint emergency response planning for hazardous material releases, and the need for locomotive cab voice recorders.
National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report: Collision of Two CN Freight Trains in Anding, Mississippi, on July 10, 2005
2007
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