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Palmetto (89) vs. Backhoe in Chester, PA; 2 fatalities 4/3/16


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#51 CNJRoss

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Posted 04 October 2018 - 10:09 PM

NTSB Safety Recomendation Report adopted 9/28/18:

 

 
Safety Recommendation Report: Using Technology to Protect Maintenance-of-Way Employees
 
Executive Summary

On April 3, 2016, about 7:50 a.m. eastern daylight time, southbound Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) train 89 struck a backhoe at milepost (MP) 15.7 near Chester, Pennsylvania. Train 89 was authorized to operate on track 3 at the maximum authorized speed of 110 mph. Two days prior to the accident, Amtrak had started track-bed restoration at MP 15.7 on track 2 in this portion of the Northeast Corridor. Track 2 was taken out of service between control points Baldwin (MP 11.7) and Hook (MP 16.8) for the 55-hour duration of the track restoration project.


​Recommendations

As a result of these investigations, the National Transportation Safety Board makes the following safety recommendations:

 

To the Federal Railroad Administration:

Issue a guidance document railroads can use to assess their on-track safety program to ensure it encompasses the role of signal and train control equipment, including redundant protection, such as supplemental shunting devices to protect roadway workers and their equipment. (R-18-024)

 

Study available technologies that automatically alert maintenance-of-way workers fouling tracks of approaching trains, then require that such technology be implemented as a redundant protective measure. (R-18-025)

 

 

Related Recommendations

R-17-017
R-17-018
R-17-019
R-17-020
R-17-021
R-17-022
R-17-023
R-17-024
R-17-025
R-17-026
R-17-027
R-17-028
R-17-029
R-17-030



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Posted 21 April 2020 - 05:57 PM

Progressive Railroading 4/21/20

 
NTSB: Amtrak modified safety rules after fatal backhoe accident

 

 

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday announced three more of its top safety recommendations have been implemented, including one related to a fatal rail accident that occurred in Pennsylvania in April 2016.

 

After an Amtrak train struck a backhoe, killing two workers in April 2016 near Chester, Pennsylvania, the NTSB recommended that train dispatchers not be allowed to participate in potentially distracting activities, including making phone calls, while responsible for safe train operations.

 

Continue here.

 

NTSB News Release:  3 More NTSB 2019 - 2020 Most Wanted List Safety Recommendations Implemented






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