PW970804199708 · Providence & Worcester Railroad Company
1997-08-09 · 970804
FRA Incident
Derailment
1997-08-09 · FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
- Event ID
- F54:PW970804199708
- Date
- 1997-08-09
- Time
- 1:15 PM
- Event Family
- FORM54
- County
- FAIRFIELD
- State
- CONNECTICUT
- Location Quality
- unmapped
- Location Method
- none
Narrative
TRAIN CT-2X WAS TRAVELING WEST FROM DERBY, CONNECTICUT TO DANBURY WHEN THE 30TH CAR IN THE TRAIN DERAILED IN THE GAUGE OF THE TRACK. THE CONDUCTOR ON THE REAR UNIT OF THE TRAIN FELT THE CARS DERAILING AND PLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON THE TRAIN.NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Event Measures
- Total Damage Cost
- $45,000.00
- Total Persons Injured
- 0
- Total Persons Killed
- 0