Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-41, Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (KCS), Hartford, Illinois, July 6, 2007

摘要

A northbound Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) track geometry car, DOTX-219, collided with an eastbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) maintenance of way truck at a highway-rail grade crossing at 8:48 a.m., c.d.t., on July 6, 2007. The accident occurred near Hartford, Illinois, at Milepost 266.7 on the Gateway Eastern (GWWE) St. Louis Terminal Subdivision. The motor vehicle operator was injured and the truck destroyed. A non-reportable injury occurred to an FRA operating practices inspector riding on the track geometry car. The DOTX-219 sustained $500,000 of damage and derailed as a result of the collision. At the time of the derailment, it was daylight and sunny. The temperature was 79 DGF. The accident was caused by the drivers failure to yield the right of way to the DOTX-219. Hartford police issued the driver a citation for violation of Illinois Statute 625-11-904.