Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-18, Iowa, Chicago and Eastern RR Corp. (ICE), Excelsior Spring, Missouri, April 8, 2007

摘要

On April 8, 2007, at 5:01 p.m., c.s.t., southbound Iowa Chicago and Eastern Railroad Company (ICE) Train Symbol FMCKC-07, operating on ICE Track No. 2 of the Kansas City Subdivision, collided with a northbound private automobile. The location of the accident is at the McCleary Road highway-rail grade crossing intersection, milepost (MP) 478.73, DOT No. 375434Y, in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. McCleary Road is located in the southwest corner of the corporate limits of Excelsior Springs. The conductor (Engineer No. 1) made an emergency application of the train air brakes just prior to the collision while traveling at 38 mph, timetable authorized 40 mph. There was no rail equipment derailed, no hazardous material released and no evacuation ordered. The damage to Track, Signal, Way and Structure is $2,438 with no rail equipment damage. The private automobile was destroyed as a result of the collision, with an estimated value of $3,000. The three occupants of the automobile were fatally injured as a result of the collision. At the time of the accident, it was daylight, and the weather was sunny with a temperature of 42 degrees Fahrenheit. The probable cause of this accident was the failure of the motor vehicle operator to yield at the highway-rail intersection.