What caused the great train wreck?
Lexus Kub
2025-05-10 20:20:10
Count answers: 4
Human error caused the incident. The conductor of train No. 1 overheard a passing switch engine while collecting tickets and mistakenly assumed it was train No. 4 passing as instructed. However, the crew failed to visually identify the train as required. To make matters worse, train No. 4 was given the signal to proceed along the single track by mistake. Finally, the crew of train No. 4 failed to check if train No. 1 had arrived at the junction before proceeding, as required by the railroad’s management. In other words: there were three chances to prevent this deadly accident and crews from both trains failed to take them. Officials from the Interstate Commerce Commission determined that crews in train No. 4 and the railroad’s towers failed to account for the presence of train No. 1. The commission also found that there was a lack of proper safety systems in place to track positions of trains.
Nola Stiedemann
2025-05-10 14:36:03
Count answers: 2
The day started out as a normal day for Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (NC&StL) Railway crews. NC&StL locomotive #281 led a train (#1) from Memphis to Nashville that was about a half hour behind schedule. Aware of the single-track section, radio dispatch relayed information regarding #1 to the crew of the #4, along with yielding instructions. Unfortunately, crew members mistook sounds of switcher train for that of the #1 and continued to move forward. The investigation completed by the Interstate Commerce Commision (ICC), which handled railroad safety jurisdiction prior to the Federal Railroad Administration, found fault with how lax the company was with policy; which, combined with human error, led to the train wreck.
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