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5
Feb
2019
Technical Reports
Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Lessons Learned Evaluation – Final Report
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Close calls, continuous improvement, employee involvement, freight rail, human factors, passenger rail, risk reduction, safety culture, Confidential Close Call Reporting System, C3RS
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) established the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) program through which “close calls” can be reported confidentially and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/01
Office
RDI-24
25
Jan
2019
Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1318 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: grade crossing incident; highway-rail grade crossing collision; Union Pacific; Athens, TX; school bus
Abstract: At 4:06 p.m., CST, a Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) westbound mixed freight train MPBLF-24 (Train 1), with 2 engines and 54 cars, collided with a southbound Athens...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific
Location
Athens, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2019-1318
Investigation Status
Finalized
5
Oct
2018
Other Reports
Amtrak Account Structure Overview: Methodology and Definitions
Subject
Amtrak
Keywords: Amtrak, Account Structure, FAST Act, Service Lines, Asset Lines, NEC, National Network
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration, on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation, and in collaboration with Amtrak, established an account and reporting structure (Account...
Office
RRD
26
Sep
2018
IMOUs
Denton County Transportation Authority C3RS IMOU
Subject
Human Factors,
Risk Reduction Program,
Best Practices
Abstract: Implementing Memorandum of Understanding for the Denton County Transportation Authority Confidential Close Call Reporting System Program
5
Aug
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1293 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Human Factors,
Track
Keywords: derailment; Norfolk Southern Railway Company; Pittsburgh, PA; human factors; track
Abstract: At 1:02 p.m., EDT, a Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) intermodal train 21QC105 (Train 1) derailed seven double-stack articulated intermodal cars with three wells each. Train...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1293
Investigation Status
Finalized