Amtrak Train #1 Car Train Accident report
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I hear you. BNSF runs a good railroad and even without knowing the specifics I know the crossing must have been safe.
The best part of the story:
"(Jack McElligot, attorney for both Amtrak and BNSF, said he could not
address specific claims made in the lawsuit because it is still pending.
He said he plans on "vigorously defending the case."
"I believe the police did a thorough investigation," McElligot said. "We
certainly did not find any evidence of wrongdoing by either BNSF or
Amtrak that contributed to this accident.")"
Hopefully they don't just end up with a cheap settlement to get rid of them though. I know that often happens because it is cheaper than going to court over the issue. I hope McElligot does "vigourously defend the case".
The best part of the story:
"(Jack McElligot, attorney for both Amtrak and BNSF, said he could not
address specific claims made in the lawsuit because it is still pending.
He said he plans on "vigorously defending the case."
"I believe the police did a thorough investigation," McElligot said. "We
certainly did not find any evidence of wrongdoing by either BNSF or
Amtrak that contributed to this accident.")"
Hopefully they don't just end up with a cheap settlement to get rid of them though. I know that often happens because it is cheaper than going to court over the issue. I hope McElligot does "vigourously defend the case".
Save Our Trains Michigan
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Track speed for Amtrak is 70mph so he was 2 mph under the speed limitjccollins said:
Save Our Trains Michigan
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I think they will pay some money out just so they don't have to drag it out in court :angry:tp49 said:
Save Our Trains Michigan
Conductor
Here is the FRA report on the story that i posted.
Selections: Railroad - Amtrak [ATK ]
State - LOUISIANA County - All
All Regions
All Causes / All Accident Types / All Track Types
Hazmat Options - None
Passenger Trains Only - Yes
Damage Amounts - All
Report Sort Sequence - Date
Date Selected - Dec, 2002
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
Collisions, derailments, fires, explosions, acts of God, or other
events involving the operation of railroad on-track equipment
(standing or moving) and causing reportable damages greater than
the reporting threshold for the year in which the accident/incident
occurred must be reported using Form FRA F 6180.54.
Reportable damage includes labor costs and all other costs to repair
or replace in kind damaged on-track equipment, signals, track, track
structures, or roadbed. Reportable damage does not include the
cost of clearing a wreck, damaged lading, or environmental cleanup
costs, etc.
If the property of more than one railroad is involved in an
accident/incident, the reporting threshold is calculated by including
the damages suffered by all railroads involved. If the total exceeds
the reporting threshold, a report is required even though an
individual railroad's damages were below the threshold.
The following report lists those events that a railroad was involved
in, regardless of whether or not that railroad's operations were the
primary reason the accident occurred. This is done because all
railroads are required to report the extent of their involvement in
the accident, regardless of whether or not there is agreement as to
the cause of the accident.
A form must be completed for each consist involved in an
accident. The railroad responsible for the on-track equipment at the
time of the accident, and only that railroad, will report the consist.
In joint operations, if the railroad having track maintenance
responsibility did not also have on-track rail equipment involved, a
report containing the track information must be forwarded.
When multiple reports have been provided in connection with a
single event, these have been grouped together.
=====Accident 1 ======================================================================== =================
HIGHWAY-RAIL IMPACT on Dec 30 2002 Amtrak [ATK ] RR Report 076328
Involving PASSENGER TRAIN at 3 :49PM
Locos(Total/derailed) 3/0 in Louisiana Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 9/0 County of IBERIA
Speed 068 Eqp Dmg $30,000 Near or in NEW IBERIA ** Passengers were on train
....................Track information....................
Main Damage $0 Milepost 0130.6 FRA Class 4 Total Casualties: 1 Deaths and 0 Injured
....Method(s) of operation ....Cause(s)....
Automatic block
Highway user inattentiveness
Track warrant control
TRAIN NO.#1 OPERATING WITH ENGS 42/21/12 AND 9 CARS STRUCK A VEHICLE TRYING TO BEAT TRAIN OVER CROSSING AT MP130.6, LA 8
8 CROSSING.
****Additional Report(s) filed by other railroads, or because of involvement of other equipment or track****
HIGHWAY-RAIL IMPACT on Dec 30 2002 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN RR Report GC1202207
Involving NOT RPD OR N/A at 3 :49PM Amtrak [ATK ]
Locos(Total/derailed) 0/0 in Louisiana Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 0/0 County of IBERIA
Speed 000 Eqp Dmg $0 Near or in NEW IBERIA
....................Track information....................
Main Damage $0 Milepost 130.6 FRA Class 5 Total Casualties: 0 Deaths and 0 Injured
....Method(s) of operation ....Cause(s)....
Highway user inattentiveness
AMTK 1 29 TRAIN CREW REPORTED THEIR TRAIN STRIKING A HIGHWAY VEHICLE AT A PROTECTED CROSSING.
======================================================================== ============================================
--GRAND TOTALS--
Retrieved 2 report(s)
For 1 accident(s) involving 3 locomotives and 9 cars
Causing 1 deaths and 0 injuries
$30,000 of equipment damage
$0 of track damage
There were 0 cars carrying hazardous material
of which 0 were damaged or derailed, of these 0 had a release
Yesterday i was talking with one of the Amtrak engineers that i know that runs from NOLA to Lafayette La and he hit a truck at the same crossing.
Selections: Railroad - Amtrak [ATK ]
State - LOUISIANA County - All
All Regions
All Causes / All Accident Types / All Track Types
Hazmat Options - None
Passenger Trains Only - Yes
Damage Amounts - All
Report Sort Sequence - Date
Date Selected - Dec, 2001
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
Collisions, derailments, fires, explosions, acts of God, or other
events involving the operation of railroad on-track equipment
(standing or moving) and causing reportable damages greater than
the reporting threshold for the year in which the accident/incident
occurred must be reported using Form FRA F 6180.54.
Reportable damage includes labor costs and all other costs to repair
or replace in kind damaged on-track equipment, signals, track, track
structures, or roadbed. Reportable damage does not include the
cost of clearing a wreck, damaged lading, or environmental cleanup
costs, etc.
If the property of more than one railroad is involved in an
accident/incident, the reporting threshold is calculated by including
the damages suffered by all railroads involved. If the total exceeds
the reporting threshold, a report is required even though an
individual railroad's damages were below the threshold.
The following report lists those events that a railroad was involved
in, regardless of whether or not that railroad's operations were the
primary reason the accident occurred. This is done because all
railroads are required to report the extent of their involvement in
the accident, regardless of whether or not there is agreement as to
the cause of the accident.
A form must be completed for each consist involved in an
accident. The railroad responsible for the on-track equipment at the
time of the accident, and only that railroad, will report the consist.
In joint operations, if the railroad having track maintenance
responsibility did not also have on-track rail equipment involved, a
report containing the track information must be forwarded.
When multiple reports have been provided in connection with a
single event, these have been grouped together.
=====Accident 1 ================================================================================
========
HIGHWAY-RAIL IMPACT on Dec 15 2001 Amtrak [ATK ] RR Report 071467
Involving PASSENGER TRAIN at 1 :50AM
Locos(Total/derailed) 2/0 in Louisiana Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 13/0 County of IBERIA
Speed 071 Eqp Dmg $33,969 Near or in NEW IBERIA ** Passengers were on train
....................Track information....................
Main Damage $0 Milepost 0131.6 FRA Class 4 Total Casualties: 0 Deaths and 0 Injured
....Method(s) of operation ....Cause(s)....
Track warrant control
Highway user inattentiveness
TRAIN NO.#2 WITH ENGS 3/8 AND 13 CARS STRUCK A SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK AT MP131.36, COTEAU RD CROSSING CAUSING DAMAGE
TO UNIT NO.#3
****Additional Report(s) filed by other railroads, or because of involvement of other equipment or track****
HIGHWAY-RAIL IMPACT on Dec 15 2001 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN RR Report GC1201201
Involving NOT RPD OR N/A at 1 :50AM Amtrak [ATK ]
Locos(Total/derailed) 0/0 in Louisiana Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 0/0 County of IBERIA
Speed 000 Eqp Dmg $0 Near or in CADE
....................Track information....................
Main Damage $0 Milepost 130.6 FRA Class 5 Total Casualties: 0 Deaths and 0 Injured
....Method(s) of operation ....Cause(s)....
Highway user misjudgement under normal weather and traffic conditions
AMTK 2-1-14 REPORTS STRIKING 18 WHEEL SEMI-TRUCK AT A PROTECTED CROSSING NEAR CADE, LA.
================================================================================
===================================
--GRAND TOTALS--
Retrieved 2 report(s)
For 1 accident(s) involving 2 locomotives and 13 cars
Causing 0 deaths and 0 injuries
$33,969 of equipment damage
$0 of track damage
There were 0 cars carrying hazardous material
of which 0 were damaged or derailed, of these 0 had a release
Selections: Railroad - Amtrak [ATK ]
State - LOUISIANA County - All
All Regions
All Causes / All Accident Types / All Track Types
Hazmat Options - None
Passenger Trains Only - Yes
Damage Amounts - All
Report Sort Sequence - Date
Date Selected - Dec, 2002
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
Collisions, derailments, fires, explosions, acts of God, or other
events involving the operation of railroad on-track equipment
(standing or moving) and causing reportable damages greater than
the reporting threshold for the year in which the accident/incident
occurred must be reported using Form FRA F 6180.54.
Reportable damage includes labor costs and all other costs to repair
or replace in kind damaged on-track equipment, signals, track, track
structures, or roadbed. Reportable damage does not include the
cost of clearing a wreck, damaged lading, or environmental cleanup
costs, etc.
If the property of more than one railroad is involved in an
accident/incident, the reporting threshold is calculated by including
the damages suffered by all railroads involved. If the total exceeds
the reporting threshold, a report is required even though an
individual railroad's damages were below the threshold.
The following report lists those events that a railroad was involved
in, regardless of whether or not that railroad's operations were the
primary reason the accident occurred. This is done because all
railroads are required to report the extent of their involvement in
the accident, regardless of whether or not there is agreement as to
the cause of the accident.
A form must be completed for each consist involved in an
accident. The railroad responsible for the on-track equipment at the
time of the accident, and only that railroad, will report the consist.
In joint operations, if the railroad having track maintenance
responsibility did not also have on-track rail equipment involved, a
report containing the track information must be forwarded.
When multiple reports have been provided in connection with a
single event, these have been grouped together.
=====Accident 1 ======================================================================== =================
HIGHWAY-RAIL IMPACT on Dec 30 2002 Amtrak [ATK ] RR Report 076328
Involving PASSENGER TRAIN at 3 :49PM
Locos(Total/derailed) 3/0 in Louisiana Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 9/0 County of IBERIA
Speed 068 Eqp Dmg $30,000 Near or in NEW IBERIA ** Passengers were on train
....................Track information....................
Main Damage $0 Milepost 0130.6 FRA Class 4 Total Casualties: 1 Deaths and 0 Injured
....Method(s) of operation ....Cause(s)....
Automatic block
Highway user inattentiveness
Track warrant control
TRAIN NO.#1 OPERATING WITH ENGS 42/21/12 AND 9 CARS STRUCK A VEHICLE TRYING TO BEAT TRAIN OVER CROSSING AT MP130.6, LA 8
8 CROSSING.
****Additional Report(s) filed by other railroads, or because of involvement of other equipment or track****
HIGHWAY-RAIL IMPACT on Dec 30 2002 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN RR Report GC1202207
Involving NOT RPD OR N/A at 3 :49PM Amtrak [ATK ]
Locos(Total/derailed) 0/0 in Louisiana Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 0/0 County of IBERIA
Speed 000 Eqp Dmg $0 Near or in NEW IBERIA
....................Track information....................
Main Damage $0 Milepost 130.6 FRA Class 5 Total Casualties: 0 Deaths and 0 Injured
....Method(s) of operation ....Cause(s)....
Highway user inattentiveness
AMTK 1 29 TRAIN CREW REPORTED THEIR TRAIN STRIKING A HIGHWAY VEHICLE AT A PROTECTED CROSSING.
======================================================================== ============================================
--GRAND TOTALS--
Retrieved 2 report(s)
For 1 accident(s) involving 3 locomotives and 9 cars
Causing 1 deaths and 0 injuries
$30,000 of equipment damage
$0 of track damage
There were 0 cars carrying hazardous material
of which 0 were damaged or derailed, of these 0 had a release
Yesterday i was talking with one of the Amtrak engineers that i know that runs from NOLA to Lafayette La and he hit a truck at the same crossing.
Selections: Railroad - Amtrak [ATK ]
State - LOUISIANA County - All
All Regions
All Causes / All Accident Types / All Track Types
Hazmat Options - None
Passenger Trains Only - Yes
Damage Amounts - All
Report Sort Sequence - Date
Date Selected - Dec, 2001
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
Collisions, derailments, fires, explosions, acts of God, or other
events involving the operation of railroad on-track equipment
(standing or moving) and causing reportable damages greater than
the reporting threshold for the year in which the accident/incident
occurred must be reported using Form FRA F 6180.54.
Reportable damage includes labor costs and all other costs to repair
or replace in kind damaged on-track equipment, signals, track, track
structures, or roadbed. Reportable damage does not include the
cost of clearing a wreck, damaged lading, or environmental cleanup
costs, etc.
If the property of more than one railroad is involved in an
accident/incident, the reporting threshold is calculated by including
the damages suffered by all railroads involved. If the total exceeds
the reporting threshold, a report is required even though an
individual railroad's damages were below the threshold.
The following report lists those events that a railroad was involved
in, regardless of whether or not that railroad's operations were the
primary reason the accident occurred. This is done because all
railroads are required to report the extent of their involvement in
the accident, regardless of whether or not there is agreement as to
the cause of the accident.
A form must be completed for each consist involved in an
accident. The railroad responsible for the on-track equipment at the
time of the accident, and only that railroad, will report the consist.
In joint operations, if the railroad having track maintenance
responsibility did not also have on-track rail equipment involved, a
report containing the track information must be forwarded.
When multiple reports have been provided in connection with a
single event, these have been grouped together.
=====Accident 1 ================================================================================
========
HIGHWAY-RAIL IMPACT on Dec 15 2001 Amtrak [ATK ] RR Report 071467
Involving PASSENGER TRAIN at 1 :50AM
Locos(Total/derailed) 2/0 in Louisiana Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 13/0 County of IBERIA
Speed 071 Eqp Dmg $33,969 Near or in NEW IBERIA ** Passengers were on train
....................Track information....................
Main Damage $0 Milepost 0131.6 FRA Class 4 Total Casualties: 0 Deaths and 0 Injured
....Method(s) of operation ....Cause(s)....
Track warrant control
Highway user inattentiveness
TRAIN NO.#2 WITH ENGS 3/8 AND 13 CARS STRUCK A SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK AT MP131.36, COTEAU RD CROSSING CAUSING DAMAGE
TO UNIT NO.#3
****Additional Report(s) filed by other railroads, or because of involvement of other equipment or track****
HIGHWAY-RAIL IMPACT on Dec 15 2001 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN RR Report GC1201201
Involving NOT RPD OR N/A at 1 :50AM Amtrak [ATK ]
Locos(Total/derailed) 0/0 in Louisiana Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. [bN Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 0/0 County of IBERIA
Speed 000 Eqp Dmg $0 Near or in CADE
....................Track information....................
Main Damage $0 Milepost 130.6 FRA Class 5 Total Casualties: 0 Deaths and 0 Injured
....Method(s) of operation ....Cause(s)....
Highway user misjudgement under normal weather and traffic conditions
AMTK 2-1-14 REPORTS STRIKING 18 WHEEL SEMI-TRUCK AT A PROTECTED CROSSING NEAR CADE, LA.
================================================================================
===================================
--GRAND TOTALS--
Retrieved 2 report(s)
For 1 accident(s) involving 2 locomotives and 13 cars
Causing 0 deaths and 0 injuries
$33,969 of equipment damage
$0 of track damage
There were 0 cars carrying hazardous material
of which 0 were damaged or derailed, of these 0 had a release
AMTRAK-P42
Conductor
Thanks for the awesome report BNSF. Its always cool to see the original documents.
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