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22
Dec
2020
Accident Investigations
HQ-2020-1401
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: BNSF Railway, Custer, WA, crude oil, Distributed Power Unit [DPU], train check, securement, vandalism, situational awareness
Abstract: On December 22, 2020, at 11:40 a.m. PST, a westbound BNSF Railway (BNSF) loaded crude oil train experienced a broken train collision, which resulted in the derailment of 10...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway
Location
Custer, WA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2020-1401
29
Oct
2020
Accident Investigations
HQ-2020-1399
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: Kansas City Southern Railway Company; Derailment; Mauriceville, Texas; Orange County, Texas; Beaumont Subdivision; Positive Train Control; Hazardous Materials; Evacuation; Broken Rail — Detail Fracture From Shelling or Head Check
Abstract: On October 29, 2020, at approximately 7:25 a.m., CDT, a Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) northbound (timetable direction) mixed freight train (MBMSH-29), handling 95...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Location
Mauriceville, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2020-1399
Investigation Status
Finalized
7
Oct
2020
Research Results
AXIS: An Automated, Drone-Based, Grade Crossing Inspection System
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: VisioStack, RailLinks, grade crossing, photogrammetry, risk-profile, autonomous, machine learning, clustered-computing
Abstract: Through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, FRA supported development of a drone-based inspection system for highway-rail grade crossings.
Report Number
RR 20-18
Office
RDI-21
6
Sep
2020
Accident Investigations
HQ-2020-1397
Subject
Accident Investigations
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway Company
Location
Temple, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2020-1397
Investigation Status
Finalized
25
Aug
2020
Technical Reports
Trespasser Detection on Railroad Property Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Trespass Countermeasures
Keywords: Highway-rail, grade crossing, humped crossing, photogrammetry, LiDAR
Abstract: This research focused on evaluating the applicability, limitation, and effectiveness of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or “drones”) for trespass remote detection systems...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/33
Office
RDI-23