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25
Dec
2020
Accident Investigations
HQ-2020-1403
Subject
Accident Investigations
Abstract: On December 25, 2020, at approximately 6:37 a.m. CST, Union Pacific Railroad Company’s (UP) southbound mixed freight train MSSDM-24 with 3 conventionally configured locomotives...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Elkhart, IA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2020-1403
Investigation Status
Finalized
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
19
Dec
2020
19
Dec
2020
Waiver Requests
Revisions Waiver Use by Group/Railroad/Type/Location (12.19.20)
17
Dec
2020
Technical Reports
Driver Behavior at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Using NDS and Driving Simulators
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: Grade crossing, traffic control device, average annual daily traffic, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, vehicle miles traveled, freight train miles
Abstract: Researchers used both naturalistic driving and simulator data to evaluate driver behavior at grade crossings. Most drivers did not look for trains or prepare to stop regardless...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/47
Office
RDI-24