CM9701199708 · Central Montana Railroad
1997-08-26 · 9701
FRA Incident
Derailment
1997-08-26 · JUDITH BASIN, MONTANA
- Event ID
- F54:CM9701199708
- Date
- 1997-08-26
- Time
- 9:00 AM
- Event Family
- FORM54
- County
- JUDITH BASIN
- State
- MONTANA
- Location Quality
- unmapped
- Location Method
- none
Narrative
THE TRAIN ORIGINATED IN DENTON (MP 92.5) AND A TERMINAL AIR TEST WAS PASSED BEFORE DEPARTING WITH 5LOADED BALLAST CARS, 6 LOADED FERTILIZER CARS AND 5 EMPTIES. WE WERE TRAVELLING WEST ON A DESCENDING GRADE AT A RATE OF SPEED BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH AT (MP 107.8) MY BRAKEMAN LOOKED BACK AT THE CARS COMING AROUND THE CORNER AND SAID "WE HAVE A PROBLEM". I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SECURED THE LOCOMOTIVE. WE HAD 2 CARS ON THE GROUND AND TORE UP 150 FEET OF TRACK. SUSPECTED CAUSE WAS TRACK PROFILE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DERAILMENT WAS A POSSIBLE TIGHT TRUCK.NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Event Measures
- Total Damage Cost
- $25,000.00
- Total Persons Injured
- 0
- Total Persons Killed
- 0