Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-42, Norfolk Southern, Lemoyne, Alabama, June 1, 2006
Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-42, Norfolk Southern, Lemoyne, Alabama, June 1, 2006
On Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 1:55 p.m., CSX train Q38130 derailed while traveling westbound on the CSX Chicago Main Line Number 1, Mohawk Subdivision, at milepost 180.2, Tribes Hill, New York. The train derailed 26 cars (2nd thru 27th head end) including 14 residue hazardous material cars last containing Alcohol (UN 1987). Both main line tracks were destroyed in the vicinity of the major pile up. Train Q38130 consisted of 3 locomotives, CSXT 227, CSXT 68 and MTRL 290 (being towed), 24 loads and 75 empties, 6,266 feet in length and had 5,423 trailing tons. The crew consisted of an engineer, conductor and engineer trainee. At the time of the derailment, the engineer trainee was operating the train. The total track and equipment damages are estimated at $1,017,896. An evacuation of 14 homes (35 people) located to the north of the derailment scene was ordered by the Tribes Hill Fire Chief as a precautionary measure once it was determined that there were hazardous material tank cars involved in the derailment. New York State Route 5, located north of the scene, was closed and used by Montgomery County Emergency Services to set up a command post. Amtrak passenger service was interrupted between Rensselaer and Buffalo with passengers being bussed immediately following the derailment. The temperature was 83 F, sunny and with good visibility. This derailment was caused by a broken rail (transverse fissure) which occurred under one of the locomotives in the train consist.
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Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-42, Norfolk Southern, Lemoyne, Alabama, June 1, 2006
2006
6 pages
Report
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Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Accident investigations , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service , Alabama , Commuter transportation , Derailment , Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-42 , Lemoyne(Alabama) , Norfolk Southern , Train number Q38130