An eastbound NS coal train derailed one locomotive, and 43 cars on the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad, Thursday, January 26, 2006, at 4:40 a.m. The accident occurred approximately 4 miles east of Salamanca, NY, at milepost JC408.8, on the WNYP single main track. There was no evacuation and no injuries to the train crew. Coal from the derailed cars spilled into the Allegheny River. Equipment damage is estimated at $762,876. Track damages is estimated at $24,200. At the time of the accident it was dark, and snowing. The temperature was 8DGF. The cause of the accident is a broken rail - transverse fissure in the outer rail in a curve.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-07: Norfolk Southern (NS), Salamanca, New York, January 26, 2006


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English