| Title | Accident Report of Chicago Metra Commuter Train Derailment on September 17, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 56732 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Severson, Kristine; Parent, Dan |
| Source | 29 p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development |
| Publication Date | 20151000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | On Saturday, September 17, 2005, Metra commuter train 504 was heading north from Joliet to Chicago on the Rock Island District Line operated by the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, which is the commuter rail system that serves northeast Illinois. The train traversed a 10-mph switch at 69 mph, causing it to derail just south of the West 47th Street Bridge. This accident was investigated by the US Department of Transportation’s Rail Accident Forensic Team to support the Passenger Equipment Safety Research Program of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The Forensic Team’s primary objective in investigating rail vehicle accidents is to estimate the complete underlying sequence of events and determine the specific causal mechanisms of injuries and fatalities. This report includes a detailed reconstruction of events, which is based on data collected at the scene and passenger interviews. The principal causal mechanism for the fatalities and serious injuries that occurred in the accident was the impact between the 4th car and the bridge girder, resulting in significant vertical forces on the rail car and structural damage to the car interior. |
| Rosap ID | dot:29612 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29612 |
| TRT Terms | Railroad crashes; Derailments; Railroad commuter service; Crash reports; Crash investigation; Crash reconstruction; Fatalities; Injuries |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
Illinois |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1580918 |
| Contract Number | RR28A3/MLH94 |
| Report Number | DOT/FRA/ORD-15/36 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/56000/56700/56732/Accident_Report_Chicago_Metra_Derailment_09-17-2005_final.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |