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29
Mar
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1196 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Derailment, Union Pacific, Hazmat
Abstract: On March 29, 2017, at 5:40 p.m., CST, westbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight Train MPBMX-28, traveling at a recorded speed of 46 mph, derailed 38 freight cars. The accident...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Location
Malakoff, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1196
Investigation Status
Finalized
10
Mar
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1194 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Derailment, Union Pacific, NTSB
Abstract: On March 10, 2017, at 12:51 a.m., CST, Eastbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) Train UEGKOT 09, an ethanol train, derailed 20 rail cars. The accident occurred approximately...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Location
Graettinger, IA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1194
Investigation Status
Finalized
10
Mar
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1194 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Derailment, Graettinger, Union Pacific, Freight,
Abstract: On March 10, 2017, at 12:51 a.m., CST, Eastbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) Train UEGKOT 09, an ethanol train, derailed 20 rail cars. The accident occurred approximately...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
Location
Graettinger, IA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1194
Investigation Status
Finalized
22
Dec
2016
Technical Reports
Force Environment Evaluation of Stub Sills on Tank Cars Using Autonomous Over-the-Road Testing of the Instrumented Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Crashworthiness - Tank Car
Keywords: Tank cars, stub sills, ENSCO, track geometry, measurement, load environment, operating conditions, instrumented tank cars, data collection, vertical coupler force, longitudinal coupler force
Abstract: Fractures have been observed on stub sill tank cars for many years. Undetected and unattended, these fractures can develop into a variety of tank car failures. While tank car...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-16/39
Office
RDI-22
13
Dec
2016
Technical Reports
Side Impact Test and Analysis of a DOT-112 Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Impact test, DOT-112 tank car, tank car performance, transportation safety, toxic by inhalation (TIH)
Abstract: As part of a program to improve transportation safety for tank cars, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) has conducted a side impact test on a DOT-112 tank car to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-16/38
Office
RDI-22