LNJ43-18 WAS BUILDING THE MCBNP IN TRACK 22. CONDUCTOR WAS ON THE WEST LEAD; UTILITY EMPLOYEE DROVE TO EAST END OF THE TRACK TO PROTECT THE SHOVE FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A SET OF CROSSOVERS IN THEMIDDLE OF THE YARD WHICH WERE LINED FOR THE CROSSOVER MOVEMENT. ON THE WAY TO THE EAST END, UTILITYEMPLOYEE DID NOT CHECK POSITION OF CROSSOVERS. THE CONDUCTOR STARTED TO SHOVE EAST IN TRACK 22 WHERE THE UTILITY TOOK OVER AND PROTECTED THE SHOVE. AFTER SHOVING THROUGH THE MIDDLE CROSSOVER SWITCH,WHICH WAS LINED AGAINST THEIR MOVE, THEY PULLED AHEAD AND DERAILED 8 CARS.
Event Measures
Total Damage Cost
$368,011.00
Total Persons Injured
0
Total Persons Killed
0
Contributing FRA Reports
UP0526GL028202605 · Union Pacific Railroad Company