The safety issues discussed in the report include speed of trains through a work area, visibility of mainline switch banners, maintenance-of-way qualifying procedures, management oversight of rules, toxicological testing of maintenance-of-way employees, and crashworthiness of equipment.
Railroad Accident Report - Collision and Derailment of Amtrak Train 6 on the Burlington Northern Railroad, Russell, Iowa, October 12, 1987
1988
82 pages
Report
No indication
English