The safety issues discussed regarding the collision include: the train crew's fitness for duty and the effect of irregular and unpredictable shift and night work; irregularity and unpredictability of present-day train operations on Conrail and other railroads; dispatcher stress and lack of backup relief for dispatchers; the adequacy of safety backup devices on Conrail's locomotive; and Conrail's management and supervision policies.
Railroad Accident Report: Head-End Collision of Consolidated Rail Corporation Freight Trains, UBT-506 and TV-61 Near Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1988
1989
86 pages
Report
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Englisch