Railroad Accident Report: Collision of AMTRAK Train 66, the Night Owl with On-Track Maintenance-of-Way Equipment, Chester, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1988
Railroad Accident Report: Collision of AMTRAK Train 66, the Night Owl with On-Track Maintenance-of-Way Equipment, Chester, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1988
The major safety issue in the accident concerns the manner in which Amtrak provides protection from intrusions onto out-of-service tracks. The specific issues include: Amtrak's use of blocking devices and train orders to take tracks out-of-service; Amtrak's use of insulated maintenance-of-way equipment; the lack of redundancy to the operating rules to provide protection for out-of-service tracks from undesired intrusions; the failure of the tower operator and train dispatcher to comply with Amtrak's operating rules; Amtrak efficiency checks conducted on tower operators and train dispatchers; Amtrak's selection standards and procedures for the position of tower operator; and the injury-producing features within the interior of Amtrak passenger cars.
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Railroad Accident Report: Collision of AMTRAK Train 66, the Night Owl with On-Track Maintenance-of-Way Equipment, Chester, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1988
1989
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Report
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Transportation Safety , Railroad Transportation , Accident investigations , Railroad cars , Passenger transportation , Railroad tracks , Maintenance , Operations , Railroad signals , Railroad switches , Pennsylvania , Railroad accidents , Railroad derailments , Amtrak system , Commuter transportation , Chester(Pennsylvania)