On March 24, 2006, at 4:04 p.m. CST, westbound Norfolk and Southern Railway Company (NS) Train Symbol 115D3-23, a loaded auto-rack train, operating on an NS main track, collided with a southbound Crown Power and Equipment Company low-boy semi-tractor trailer at the Price Bridge Avenue highway-rail grade crossing, milepost (MP) 176.10, DOT No. 483757R. The engineer made an emergency application of the train air brakes when it became apparent that a collision was imminent, approximately 1,400 feet prior to Price Bridge Avenue, while traveling at approximately 54 mph, timetable authorized 60 mph. The location of the accident was a crossing near the former site of a railroad depot that is known as Keytesville Station. It is eight-tenths of a mile south of the southeast corner of Keytesville, Missouri, via Highway 'K'. The single main track is oriented geographically east and west, with the roadway crossing at approximately a 90-degree angle. The semi-tractor/trailer driver was transporting a crawler-loader from Salisbury, Missouri, to a private citizen south of Keytesville Station on Price Bridge Avenue, County Road VV, No. 419. His semi-tractor just cleared south of the main track as his trailer became high-centered on the roadway surface approach north of the main track. The driver attempted to move the semi-tractor/trailer combination with the assistance of several other drivers without success. He exited the semi-tractor and ran south on Price Bridge Avenue prior to the accident. Two railroad locomotives and 14 cars derailed with an estimated $1,397,000 damage to railroad equipment and wayside structures. The trailer and crawler-loader were destroyed as a result of the collision, with an estimated value of $76,000. The semi-tractor damages and repair costs are estimated at $10,500. Both train crew members suffered minor injuries. No hazardous materials were released and no evacuation order was issued. The driver did not report any serious injuries at the time of the incident. It was day time and the weather was clear, with a calm wind and a temperature of 50F. The accident occurred because the semi-tractor/trailer combination failed to traverse a highway-rail grade crossing completely. The trailer became high-centered and stuck on the roadway surface before crossing the main track.
Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-18, Norfolk Southern (NS), Keytesville, Missouri, March 24, 2006
2006
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Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Accident investigations , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service , Missouri , Commuter transportation , Derailment , Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-18 , Keytesville(Missouri) , Norfolk Southern(NS) , Train symbol 115D3-23