RailIncident

FRA Incident

Derailment

1997-08-01 · MOBILE, ALABAMA

Event ID
F54:TASD9701C199708
Date
1997-08-01
Time
7:45 PM
Event Family
FORM54
County
MOBILE
State
ALABAMA
Location Quality
unmapped
Location Method
none

Narrative

WHEN JOB #8 WAS PULLING OUT OF INTERCHANGE T-16 WITH 31 CARS THE 4TH-8TH DERAILED WITH THE 4TH & 5THTURING OVER. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CARS AND TRACK. A CRANE WASBROUGHT OUT TO CLEAR UP THE WRECK COSTING $5,527.50 AND A VACCUUM TRUCK WAS HIRED TO PICK UP THE GRAIN COSTING $14,000.00 THE CREW WAS TAKEN IN FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING WHICH PROVED NEGATIVE COSTING $487.50. THE COST OF ALL EXPENSES WERE $106,591.97.NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

Event Measures

Total Damage Cost
$86,577.00
Total Persons Injured
0
Total Persons Killed
0

Contributing FRA Reports

TASD9701C199708 · Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks

1997-08-01 · 9701C

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