National Transportation Safety Board Highway Accident Report: Collision of AmtrakTrain No. 88 with Roundtree Transport and Rigging, Inc., Vehicle on CSX Transportation, Inc., Railroad Near Intercession City, Florida, November 30, 1993

摘要

This report explains the November 30, 1993, collision of National RailroadPassenger Corporation (Amtrak) train 88 with a Rountree Transport and Rigging, Inc., overdimension/low-clearance vehicle, which was fouling a grade crossing on a private access road to an electricity generating plant complex near Intercession City, Florida. Six people sustained serious injuries and 53 people sustained minor injuries from this accident. The total estimated damage exceeded $14 million. From its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board identified safety issues in the following areas: State permitting requirements and procedures, management oversight, oversize move coordination between highway and railroad operators, emergency notification procedures, wreck clearing coordination between railroad and pipeline operators, vehicle escort procedures, and lounge car seat support design.