Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-59, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICD), Michigan City, Indiana, October 13, 2007

摘要

On October 13, 2007, at 9:08 a.m. c.d.t., Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICD) commuter Train 504 (Train 504), operating west on the single main track at milepost 32.2 collided with the side of a standing set of extra equipment that was fouling the main track. This equipment was preloading passengers, and was to be added to the westbound Train 504, after its arrival at Carroll Avenue Station. The accident occurred in Michigan City, Indiana, on NICD, an electrified commuter system. At the time of the accident it was cloudy, with a temperature of 60F. There were no injuries to train crew members, but four passengers reported injuries. The accident caused the leading control car of the extra equipment to derail and sustain about $200,000 in damages. The lead control car on Train 504 sustained about $100,000 in damages. The accident was caused by the engineer and conductor of Train 504 when they failed to comply with restricted speed in non signaled territory at milepost 32.2, resulting in a collision with standing extra equipment.