Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-87, Union Pacific, Kismet, Kansas, November 8, 2006

摘要

On November 8, 2006, at approximately 2:04 p.m., westbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) freight Train Symbol IDUAL-7, consisting of a single locomotive operating at a recorded speed of 68 mph, collided with a southbound 2002 Dodge Intrepid motor vehicle. The motor vehicle was operating at an estimated speed of 15 mph. The collision occurred at a passive highway-rail grade crossing (HGC) intersection, equipped with crossbucks for both directions of motor vehicle traffic and a stop sign for southbound motor vehicle traffic. The collision occurred approximately 124.22 miles west of Pratt, Kansas, near railroad location, Kismet, Kansas, at UP Milepost (MP) 422.22 on the Kansas City Service Unit, Pratt Subdivision. The motor vehicle contained three occupants. The driver and passengers were fatally injured. The motor vehicle damages were estimated to be $6,000. The train crew of Train Symbol IDUAL-7 was not injured and the locomotive did not derail. The estimated monetary damages to the locomotive was $300. The weather at the time of the collision was daylight, clear, with a temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenheit and 14 mph winds. The collision was caused by the failure of the motor vehicle operator to stop at the stop sign located at the HGC intersection and failure to yield the right-of-way to a train in the hazardous proximity of the HGC intersection.