From FRA Investigation Site
HEAD ON
COLLISION on Sep 15
2005 Union Pacific RR Co. [UP
]
RR Report
0905HO023
Involving FREIGHT
TRAIN at 12:07AM
Locos(Total/derailed) 3/3
in
Texas Union Pacific
RR Co. [UP
]
Track Maintenance RR
Cars(Total/derailed) 111/16
County of SAN
JACINTO
Speed 038 Eqp Dmg
$1046620
Near
or in SHEPHERD,
TX
HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL
61 cars carrying
hazmat 11
damaged/derailed
1 cars released
500 people
evacuated
....................Track
information....................
Siding Damage $76,075
Milepost 55.1 FRA Class
1 Total Casualties: 1 Deaths and
3
Injured
....Method(s) of
operation ...Cause(s)....
Track warrant
control
Cause under
investigation
Other than main track
rules
MPBSR-13 STRUCK HEAD ON TRAIN LEF52-14 WHICH WAS PARKED ON A SIDING,
RESULTING IN A DERAILMENT WITH A FATALITY AND INJURIES.
CAR SCMX4334, RELEASED 10 GAL OF METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE.
CAUSE IS STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
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