A Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Rail Corporation (NIRC), a.k.a. Metra, passenger train traveling southwest on Main Track No. 1 collided with a tractor/trailer truck at a private grade crossing, on June 21, 2006, at 6:52 p.m., c.d.t. The accident occurred near Lemont, Illinois, on the Canadian National Railroad (CN) Milepost 23.4, on the CN Joliet Division. It is described as the Heritage Corridor in Metra publications. At the time of the accident it was daylight, and clear. The temperature was 79DGF. The motor vehicle driver was not injured. The trailer of the truck was destroyed. There were no injuries to the train crew and five passengers reported minor injuries. The accident caused the lead locomotive to derail and sustain approximately $75,000 in damages. The accident was caused by the failure of the motor vehicle driver to yield to the train. According to the Cook County Sheriffs Department, the driver was in violation of Illinois Statute 1201 (d).


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-53, METRA, Lamont, Illinois, June 21, 2006


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English