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Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1228 (Finalized)
Keywords: Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Abstract: On September 14, 2017, at approximately 6:30 a.m., CST, westbound Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) mixed freight Train MBNNL12 was operating on the Laredo Subdivision (just east...
Laredo, TX
United States
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1224 (Finalized)
Keywords: Accident Investigations, UP
Abstract: On August 15, 2017, at 1:27 p.m., CDT, an eastbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP), mixed-freight train operating under Train QNPINP 14 (Train 1), struck the rear-end of a standing...
Morrison, MO
United States
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1223 (Finalized)
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Montana Rail Link, Derailment
Abstract: On August 13, 2017 at approximately 10:43 p.m., MST, westbound Montana Rail Link (MRL) Train No. CNAMSPB0- 03 derailed 33 loaded coal cars at milepost (MP) 76.8 on the MRL Fourth...
Heron, MT
United States
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1218 (Finalized)
Keywords: derailment; CSX Transportation; Hyndman, PA; evacuation; hazardous material; fire; LPG
Abstract: At 4:52 a.m., EDT, CSX Transportation (CSX) eastward Train Q38831 (Q388) derailed 32 cars, with the general pile up near Milepost (MP) BF 192.3 on Main Track No. 2 of CSX’s...
Hyndman, PA
United States
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1212 (Finalized)
Keywords: Accident Investigations, BNSF
Abstract: On July 2, 2017, at 2:29 p.m., PDT, northbound Amtrak passenger Train 506 derailed after running past the red signal protecting BNSF Railway (BNSF) Bridge 14, and hitting the...
Steilacoom, WA
United States