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Oct
2019
Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1367
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: Norfolk Southern Railway Company; Derailment; Atlanta, Georgia; Traffic Control; Positive Train Control; Air Pressure; Excessive Buffing or Slack Action; Dynamic Brake; Improper Instruction From Train Yard Crew; Failure to Comply With Rules.
Abstract: On October 4, 2019, at approximately 11:10 a.m. EST, northbound Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) freight Train 187A103 (Train 1) derailed at NS Milepost (MP) 146.7 H on...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Location
Atlanta, GA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2019-1367
Investigation Status
Finalized
1
Oct
2019
Reports to Congress
Report to Congress: Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: Safety Data and Engineering Practices
Abstract: This report responds to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the Act), which directed the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to review private grade crossings,...
Office
RRS
27
Sep
2019
Technical Reports
Why Do Passenger Trains Run through Switches in the Rail Yard?
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Run through switch, switch points, yard crews, passenger rail, systems-theoretic process analysis, STPA, STAMP, systems-theoretic accident model and processes
Abstract: This study examined why crews working in yard operations run through switches in the wrong direction or run through damaged switches. Running through a switch in the wrong...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/37
Office
RDI-24
20
Sep
2019
Technical Reports
Crashworthy Components Retrofit for F40 Locomotive
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: Locomotives, rail cars, override, collision, injury, impacts, testing, crash energy management, push-back coupler, anti-climber
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration and the Volpe Center continue to evaluate new technologies for increasing the safety of passengers and operators in rail equipment. In...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/34
Office
RDI-22
13
Sep
2019
Technical Reports
A New Method for Detecting the Onset of Scour and Managing Scour-Critical Bridges
Subject
Track
Keywords: Scour, bridges, monitoring, accelerometer, tilt meter, tilt sensor, motion sensor, real-time
Abstract: This project explores monitoring railroad bridges using a hybrid sensor that measures acceleration, tilt, and temperature. The objective of the research is to detect scour and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/32
Office
RDI-21