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HQ-2018-1298

Document Series:
Accident Investigations
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Location

Alton, IA
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2018-1298
Investigation Status
Finalized
Subject:
Accident Investigations
Keywords:
Derailment; Union Pacific Railroad Co.; UP; Alton, Iowa; extreme environmental conditions; flood; washout/rail damage; track; Little Floyd River Bridge
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Location

Alton, IA
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2018-1298
Investigation Status
Finalized
Document
HQ-2018-1298.pdf (939.81 KB)

On September 23, 2018, at 3:49 a.m., CST, southbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) mixed freight train MVPNP-22 (Train 1), operating on Track Warrant Control (TWC) territory, derailed on the
Little Floyd River Bridge. The incident occurred on the northeast edge of Alton, Iowa, city limits at
Milepost (MP) 227.4, on the UP's Twin Cities Service Unit, Worthington Subdivision.


Last updated: Sunday, September 23, 2018