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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 28 April 2015 - 12:08 PM

NTSB news release:

 

NTSB Investigates Freight Train Accident in New Mexico

 

 

 

April 28, 2015

 

WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a go-team to investigate today’s head-on collision between two freight trains near Roswell, New Mexico.

NTSB investigator Ted Turpin is leading the team as investigator-in-charge. NTSB Board Member Earl Weener is accompanying the team and will serve as the principal spokesman during the on-scene phase of the investigation.

Public Affairs Officer Terry Williams will also be on-scene in New Mexico to coordinate media-related activities. He can be reached at
(email address) or by mobile phone at XXX-XXX-XXXX. The team will arrive in New Mexico this afternoon.

 



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Posted 28 April 2015 - 12:12 PM

Current-Argus, Carlsbad, NM, 4/28:
 

One person dead in two train collision near Roswell

 

New Mexico State Police said they are investigating a two-train collision that occurred Tuesday morning and has resulted in at least one death.

 

The victim has not been identified.

 

Investigators said in a news release that the two trains collided around 6:15 a.m. on state road 2 just south of Roswell.

 

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Posted 28 April 2015 - 12:16 PM

KOAT-TV (ABC) Albuquerque, NM, 4/28:
 

1 person killed in train crash near Roswell

 

ROSWELL, N.M. —One person was killed Tuesday morning when two freight trains crashed south of Roswell.

 

There are more injuries. More than 10 cars derailed in the crash.

 

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Posted 29 April 2015 - 02:07 AM

ABC News, 4/28/15:


Freight Train Hits Parked Train in New Mexico

 

A freight train struck another train head-on early Tuesday in southeastern New Mexico, killing one crew member on the moving train and injuring a second, a railroad official said.

 

The accident occurred about 6:20 a.m. on a siding — a short section of tracks alongside the main tracks — about 10 miles southeast of Roswell.

 

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Posted 29 April 2015 - 07:02 PM

AP via The Washington Times, 4/28:

Railroad: Freight train hits parked train in New Mexico

 

 
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This Tuesday, April 28, 2015 photo provided by the Roswell (N.M.) Police Department shows wreckage of freight trains, southeast of Roswell, N. M. A freight train struck another train head-on early Tuesday in southeastern New Mexico, killing one crew member on the moving train and injuring a second, a railroad official said. (Roswell (N.M.) Police Department via AP)

 

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - A freight train struck another train head-on early Tuesday in southeastern New Mexico, killing one crew member on the moving train and injuring a second, a railroad official said.

 

The accident occurred about 6:20 a.m. on a siding - a short section of tracks alongside the main tracks - about 10 miles southeast of Roswell.

 

An executive of Carlsbad, New Mexico-based Southwestern Railroad’s parent company said both victims were Southwestern employees and moving a 79-car train that struck a parked 12-car train that was stationary on the siding and had no crew on board.

 

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Posted 29 April 2015 - 09:56 PM

Albuquerque (NM) Journal, 4/28:
 

Freight trains collide near Roswell, one dead

 

Two freight trains collided head-on just after 6 a.m. Tuesday about 10 miles southeast of Roswell, killing one person, injuring another and derailing locomotives and freight cars.

 

Crew member Jesse T. Coburn III, 48, of Texico was pronounced dead at the scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator. The second crew member was transported to Lubbock, Texas for medical treatment and was listed in stable condition.

 

The initial investigation revealed two trains collided when one stationary train positioned northbound on the track was struck head-on by a moving southbound train, New Mexico State Police said in a news release.

 

The stationary train was unmanned.

 

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#7 lunarwhite

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Posted 02 May 2015 - 02:45 AM

Here is a YouTube video posted by the NTSB giving the initial findings about the collision.

https://m.youtube.co...h?v=0DiOvb6MPbo

#8 CNJRoss

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Posted 13 February 2018 - 12:08 AM

NTSB news release:

 
NTSB to Determine Cause of Roswell, New Mexico Rail Accident
2/8/2018

 

 

WASHINGTON (Feb. 8, 2018) — The National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of an accident involving two freight trains in Roswell, New Mexico in 2015; the board will also issue safety recommendations aimed at preventing similar accidents in the future.

 

Previously released information about the accident is available at: https://go.usa.gov/xn783.

 

What: NTSB Board Meeting

 

When: March 13, 2018

 

Where: NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, District of Columbia

 

Participants: NTSB Board members and staff from the Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials

Webcast: A link to the webcast will be available shortly before the start of the meeting at http://ntsb.capitolconnection.org/

 

 



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Posted 15 March 2018 - 03:28 PM

NTSB news release:

 
 NOTE: New Times for NTSB Board Meetings
3/15/2018

 

 

WASHINGTON (March 15, 2018) — The National Transportation Safety Board has rescheduled for April 10, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., the meeting to determine the probable cause of the 2015 accident involving two freight trains in Roswell, New Mexico.

 

Previously released information about the Roswell accident, in which an engineer died and a conductor was seriously injured, is available at: https://go.usa.gov/xn783.

 

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WHAT: NTSB board meetings

WHEN: April 10, 2018

9:30 a.m. ET: Roswell, New Mexico, board meeting

1 p.m. ET: Togiak, Alaska  board meeting

WHERE: NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC

PARTICIPANTS: NTSB board members and investigative staff

WEBCAST: A link to the webcast will be available shortly before the start of the respective meetings at http://ntsb.capitolconnection.org/

 

 

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Posted 10 April 2018 - 10:09 PM

NTSB news release:

NTSB Cites Fatigue as Probable Cause of Train Collision

4/10/2018

 

WASHINGTON (April 10, 2018) — The National Transportation Safety Board determined Tuesday a fatigued train conductor’s failure to properly line a switch is the probable cause for the April 28, 2015 collision of two Southwestern Railroad freight trains near Roswell, New Mexico.

 

The engineer of the striking train died, and the conductor was seriously injured in the collision that derailed 11 locomotives and three empty hopper cars and caused about $2 million in property damage.

 

The accident happened when a westbound Southwestern Railroad train traveled through a switch left in the reverse position at the east end of the Chisum siding, just south of Roswell, and collided with Southwestern Railroad’s Roswell Local, which was standing in the siding. The conductor of the standing Roswell Local train told a manager that he failed to line the switch for normal main track movement at the Chisum siding.

 

The NTSB also said the striking train crew did not perceive the misaligned switch in non-signaled territory and stop the train before reaching it contributed to the collision.

 

Based on the results of its investigation the NTSB issued one new safety recommendation to the  Federal Railroad Administration to develop a device or technique to eliminate the possibility of employees failing to perform critical tasks such as lining a switch, lining a derail, or ensuring cars are in the clear.

 

“A train is an enormous machine that can injure or kill people, damage property or harm the environment,” said NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt. “Given the stakes, image and audio recorders belong in train cabs. Yes, they help investigators but they also can help railroads ensure safer operations.”

 

The NTSB’s report reiterates three recommendations to the FRA including one requiring the installation of technology to warn trains of incorrectly lined main track switches and two addressing the installation of recorders to capture the actions of the crew.

 

Post-accident toxicological testing for the dispatcher on duty, the conductor and the deceased engineer is detailed in the report, even though impairment is not considered a factor in the accident’s probable cause. The dispatcher’s test results were negative for alcohol and drugs. The engineer’s results identified significant levels of tetrahydrocannabinol. These results, and the presence of rolling papers and pipes in the locomotive cab suggest the engineer smoked marijuana between 30 minutes and five hours before the accident, and, because the engineer had been on duty for almost 10 hours, he likely used marijuana while on duty and likely was under its influence while operating the train. It could not, however, be determined if the THC in the engineer’s system affected his response to the misaligned switch. The conductor’s results were positive for medications administered during his medical care and for oxycodone and its metabolite, oxymorphone, however the results indicate the conductor most likely was not impaired at the time of the accident. The lack of inward-facing cameras in the locomotive prevented the NTSB from determining the actions of the crewmembers while operating the train, or even which crewmember was operating the train just prior to the accident. FRA data shows the positive rate for post-accident drug testing declined in 2017 to 1.2 percent from 4.2 percent in 2016.

 

The abstract of the NTSB’s final report, that includes findings, probable cause and recommendations, is available online at: https://go.usa.gov/xQTrT.

 

 






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