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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 21 February 2017 - 09:32 AM

CBS Philadelphia, 2/21:
 

SEPTA Trains Derail Near 69th Street Terminal In Upper Darby; Several Taken To Hospital

 

SEPTA says two “non-revenue” Market Frankford Line trains were involved in an accident.

 

“At the scene there were four people taken to area hospitals for treatment and evaluation,” said Superintendent Michael Chitwood, with the Upper Darby Police Department. “I was at the scene and none of them appear to be serious.”

 

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Posted 21 February 2017 - 09:35 AM

SEPTA Service Alert:

 

Market/Frankford:

Market/ Frankford Line: Service is operating with shuttle buses between 63rd Street and 69th Street Stations. Delays of up to 20 minutes are expected.

 

 



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Posted 21 February 2017 - 10:53 PM

Philly.com, 2/21:
 

Market-Frankford Line trains involved in accident at 69th Street

 

 

A train on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line derailed Tuesday in a rail yard when it crashed into a stopped train, seriously injuring one of the operators.

 

The incident happened about 8:10 a.m. Tuesday on a loop beyond the 69th Street stop in Upper Darby, according to SEPTA.

 

Train 67 was stopped on the loop, waiting to be cleared to head east back into Center City. Train 57 then ran into the stopped train. Then, cars on that train then collided with Train 51 on an adjacent track, said Scott Sauer, SEPTA's assistant general manager for system safety.

 

The transity agency said the accident involved "non-revenue Market-Frankford Line trains," indicating they were not carrying passengers. It wasn't immediately clear why the riders were on the trains.

 

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Posted 21 February 2017 - 10:59 PM

AP via Yahoo News, 2/21:
 

The Latest: Federal investigators head to train crash site

 

 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on accident involving three out-of-service commuter trains (all times local):

3:50 p.m.

 

Federal crash investigators are heading to Philadelphia after an accident involving three out-of-service commuter trains injured four people, including a train operator hospitalized in critical condition.

 

The National Transportation Safety Board says three investigators are heading to the site of Tuesday's collision and derailment.

 

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Posted 22 February 2017 - 08:27 PM

CBS Philadelphia, 2/22:
 

Sources: SEPTA Train Operator In Medically-Induced Coma Following Crash

 

 

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (CBS) — New details are emerging about the SEPTA train accident at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby that left a train operator critically injured.

 

Officials say the operator tried at the last moment to prevent the crash, but was unable to do it in time.

 

Sources tell CBS 3 the train operator is veteran employee George Mink and that he is currently in a medically-induced coma at Lankenau Medical Center. 

 

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SEPTA confirmed the section of track has a technology known as Automatic Train Control, which, under ideal conditions, should have made a collision next to impossible.

 

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Posted 22 February 2017 - 09:57 PM

SEPTA news (late post):

 
Market Frankford Line
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

 

On Tuesday morning (February 21st), two non-revenue Market Frankford Line trains were involved in an incident in the Yard Loop at 69th Street Transportation Center. The first train rear-ended a train sitting on the tracks and then a 3rd non-revenue train, passing on the opposite track, became involved in the incident. The injuries were reported as minor, with the exception of the Operator from the first train, who sustained more serious injury.

At the start of rush hour there were 22 train sets available for the service day. By 8:30 a.m. that number was reduced to 19. Shuttle buses were deployed between 69th St and 63rd St for a portion of the day. The evening rush ran with the 19 trains but without the need for shuttle bus service and without significant delay to customers. Barring any changes, we anticipate having 21 train sets available for AM service on Wednesday.

Over the past decade, SEPTA has invested in significant upgrades and improvements to the infrastructure of the Market Frankford Line including the installation of a modern Automatic Train Control System.

The NTSB is initiating an investigation of the incident and SEPTA is providing full support and cooperation as they work to find a cause to this safety mishap.

 

 



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Posted 06 September 2018 - 04:33 PM

NTSB 9/6/18:

​Railroad Accident Brief: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Light Rail Collisions, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

 

 

Executive Summary

​On February 21, 2017, at 8:03 a.m. eastern standard time, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) light-rail passenger train 57 (train 57), traveling westbound on the Market-Frankford Line, entered the number 2 loop track at the 69th Street Transportation Center located in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, and struck stopped SEPTA light-rail passenger train 67 (train 67) on the number 2 loop track. The collision and associated derailment also caused train 67 to strike SEPTA light-rail train 51 (train 51), which was operating in the opposite direction on the adjacent number 1 loop track. Train 57 was traveling about 14 mph at the time of the collision. Four people were injured (two passengers and two car operators) and transported by emergency responders to local medical facilities for treatment. The total estimated equipment damage to all involved light-rail equipment was $1.6 million. At the time of the accident, the sky was clear, the wind was from the northeast at 6 mph, the visibility was 10 miles, and the temperature was 37° F.


Probable Cause

​The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the temporary loss of awareness and lack of proper speed control by the train 57 operator as the train entered the 69th Street station loop track.

 

 

Railroad Accident Brief (RAB1805), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Light Rail Collisions, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.






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