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18
May
2020
Accident Investigations
HQ-2020-1385
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc.; BPRR; Derailment; HAZMAT; Hazardous Materials; East Aurora, New York; Fisher-Price siding; short line.
Abstract: At approximately 10:59 p.m., EDT, on Monday, May 18, 2020, Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. (BPRR) train SIBF, operating timetable northward on the BPRR Machias...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc.
Location
East Aurora, NY
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2020-1385
Investigation Status
Finalized
13
Apr
2020
Policy and Guidance
FRA Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Requirements During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Subject
Safety Advisories
Abstract: On March 23, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) issued DOT Guidance on Compliance with Drug and Alcohol...
13
Apr
2020
Waiver Requests
Request for Relief in FRA Emergency Docket FRA-2020-0002 related to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Subject
Safety Advisories
Keywords: Waiver
31
Mar
2020
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1306 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company; Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company; head-on collision; derailment; remote control yard train; remote control zone; lifted off truck; coupler and draft system defects; general switching rules.
Abstract: On November 19, 2018, at approximately 3:05 p.m., EST, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (WE) remote control yard train 561 (Train 1) collided head-on with Akron...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Head End Collision (HEC)
Railroad Name
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company & Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company
Location
Akron, OH
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1306
Investigation Status
Finalized
13
Feb
2020
Accident Investigations
HQ-2020-1377
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: Derailment; fire, CSX Transportation; Draffin, Kentucky; trip optimizer; mudslide
Abstract: On February 13, 2020, at 6:46 a.m., EST, a southbound CSX Transportation Company (CSX) loaded ethanol train K42911 (Train 1) derailed when it struck a...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
CSX
Location
Draffin, KY
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2020-1377
Investigation Status
Finalized