Project Summary: Rail Investigation - 187 Docket Items - DCA11FR002

Description: Rear-end Collision of Two BNSF Trains near McPherson, Iowa

Mode: Rail

NTSB Number: DCA11FR002

Date of Accident: 04/17/2011

City: Red Oak

State/Region: IA

Country: United States

Project Type: Investigation


Docket Information

Creation Date: 05/02/2011

Last Modified: 05/21/2012 12:02 PM

Public Release Date & Time: 11/23/2011 1:49 PM


Docket Table of Contents

Docket Items: 187
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1 Montgomery County 911 Call Log 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
2 On-Board Image Factual Report 2 4 Adobe PDF file View
3 Passing Train On-Board Image Factual Report 7 11 Adobe PDF file View
4 Notes of Interview RO Fire Dept 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
5 NTSB investigators examine BNSF locomotive 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
6 Investigators examine remnents of 9159 cab 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
7 Red Oak FD apply foam (photo by ROFD) 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
8 Investigators retrieve event recorder from BNSF 9159 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
9 NTSB investigators prepare to perform sight distance observations 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
10 Track Group Factual 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
11 BNSF Track Charts - Creston Subdivision 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
12 Mechanical Group Factual Report 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
13 Operations Group Factual 13 0 Adobe PDF file View
14 BNSF Excerpts General Code of Operating Rules 17 0 Adobe PDF file View
15 BNSF Air Brake and Trainhandling Rules 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
16 BNSF Hazardous Materials Instructions 60 0 Adobe PDF file View
17 BNSF Safety Rules 52 0 Adobe PDF file View
18 BNSF System Special Instructions 68 0 Adobe PDF file View
19 BNSF Signal Aspects and Indications 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
20 Nebraska Division Timetable 50 0 Adobe PDF file View
21 Nebraska General Order 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
22 BNSF Nebraska Division General Notice No. 873 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
23 Nebraska General Track Bulliten 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
24 9159 Train Consist 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
25 9470 Train Consist 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
26 Track Bulletins - 9470 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
27 Work Orders 9470 17 0 Adobe PDF file View
28 Train Activity Report 9470 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
29 Signal Awareness Form 9470 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
30 BNSF Dispatching Train Sheets 12 0 Adobe PDF file View
31 Signal Trouble Tickets - Signal Attachment 1 18 0 Adobe PDF file View
32 BNSF Train Dispatcher Transfer Report First Shift 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
33 BNSF Train Dispatcher Transfer Report Second Shift 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
34 BNSF Post Accident Safety Review 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
35 BNSF Supervisor Operational Testing Data Review 13 0 Adobe PDF file View
36 Nebraska Safety Plan 2011 20 0 Adobe PDF file View
37 BNSF Excerpts from Employee Review Process 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
38 Notes from Amtrak Engineer Passing 9159 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
39 Interview M of W Supervisor 26 0 Adobe PDF file View
40 Interview Struck Train Engineer 58 0 Adobe PDF file View
41 Interview Struck Train Conductor 44 0 Adobe PDF file View
42 Engineer 9159 - Discipline Record 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
43 Engineer 9159 - Supervisor Conference Comments 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
44 Engineer 9159 - Operational Testing Data 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
45 Engineer 9159 - Personal Performance Detail 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
46 Engineer 9159 - Safety Summary Record 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
47 Engineer 9159 - Work History 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
48 Conductor 9159 - Discipline Record 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
49 Conductor 9159 - Operational Testing Data 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
50 Conductor 9159 - Personal Perforamce Detail 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
51 Conductor 9159 - Safety Summary Record 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
52 Conductor 9159 - Work History 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
53 Engineer 9470 - Operational Testing Data 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
54 Materials Lab - Factual Report 11-096 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
55 Engineer 9470 - Personal Performance Detail 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
56 Engineer 9470 - Work History 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
57 Engineer 9470 - Injury Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
58 Conductor 9470 - Discipline Record 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
59 Conductor 9470 - Operational Test Data 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
60 Conductor 9470 - Personal Performance Detail 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
61 Conductor 9470 - Safety Summary Record 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
62 Conductor 9470 - Work History 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
63 Conductor 9470 - Personal Injury Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
64 Crashworthiness Factual Report 27 0 Adobe PDF file View
65 Braking Distance Simulation 14 0 Adobe PDF file View
66 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #5 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
67 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #4 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
68 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #3 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
69 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #2 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
70 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #1 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
71 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #9 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
72 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #7 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
73 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #6 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
74 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #10 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
75 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #8 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
76 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #11 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
77 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #12 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
78 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #13 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
79 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #14 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
80 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #15 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
81 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #16 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
82 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #17 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
83 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #18 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
84 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #19 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
85 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #20 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
86 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #21 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
87 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #21A 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
88 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit #22 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
89 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 23 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
90 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 23-A 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
91 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 24 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
92 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 25 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
93 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 26 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
94 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 27 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
95 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 28 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
96 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 29 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
97 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 30 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
98 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 31 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
99 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 32 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
100 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 33 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
101 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 34 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
102 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 35 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
103 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 36 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
104 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 37 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
105 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 38 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
106 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 39 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
107 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 40 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
108 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 40-A 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
109 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 41 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
110 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 42 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
111 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 43 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
112 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 43-A 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
113 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 44 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
114 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 45 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
115 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 46 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
116 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 47 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
117 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 48 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
118 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 49 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
119 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 50 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
120 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 51 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
121 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 52 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
122 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 53 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
123 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 54 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
124 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 55 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
125 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 56 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
126 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 57 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
127 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 58 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
128 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 59 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
129 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 60 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
130 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 61 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
131 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 62 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
132 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 63 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
133 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 64 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
134 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 65 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
135 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 66 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
136 Crashworthiness Factual Exhibit 67 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
137 BNSF Event Recorders - Specialist's Factual Report 14 0 Adobe PDF file View
138 BNSF Event Recorders - Attachment 1 (tabular data used to create figure 6) 0 0 Comma-delimited data file View
139 BNSF Event Recorders - Attachment 2 (tabular data used to create figures 7 to 11) 0 0 Comma-delimited data file View
140 BNSF Event Recorders - Attachment 3 (tabular data used to create figure 12) 0 0 Comma-delimited data file View
141 BLET Submission 18 0 Adobe PDF file View
142 Modified BLET Submission 24 0 Adobe PDF file View
143 BNSF Ancillary Event Recorder Data Study 23 0 Adobe PDF file View
144 BNSF Ancillary Event Recorder Data Study - Attachment 1 (BNSF 5897 Tabular Data) 0 0 Comma-delimited data file View
145 BNSF Ancillary Event Recorder Data Study - Attachment 2 (BNSF 9309 Tabular Data) 0 0 Comma-delimited data file View
146 Signal Aspects and Indications - Signal Attachment 2 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
147 Maintenance of Way Operating Rules - Signal Attachnment 3 119 0 Adobe PDF file View
148 CP4475 Data Download 4-17-11 Signal Attachment 7 78 0 Adobe PDF file View
149 CP4475 Electrocode Download 4-17-11 Signal Attachment 8 18 0 Adobe PDF file View
150 CP4475 Configuration Certificate - Signal Attachment 9 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
151 CP4534 McPherson Code Line Logs 4-17-11 Signal Attachment 10 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
152 CP4535 VHLC Downloads - Signal Attachment 11 99 0 Adobe PDF file View
153 CP4535 Electrocode Downloads 4-17-11 Signal Attachment 12 90 0 Adobe PDF file View
154 CP4535 Configuration Certificate - Signal Attachment 13 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
155 CP45352 Downloads - Signal Attachment 14 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
156 Creston Sub Track Chart - Signal Attachment 15 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
157 Creston Sub Timetable Pages - Signal Attachment 16 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
158 Insulation Resistance Tests - Signal Attachment 17 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
159 INT450 Configuration Certificate - Signal Attachment 18 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
160 INT450 Codeline Downloads - Signal Attachment 19 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
161 4475-4535 Ground Tests - Signal Attachment 20 96 0 Adobe PDF file View
162 4475-4535 Relay Tests & Inspections - Signal Attachment 21 32 0 Adobe PDF file View
163 McPherson Downloads - Signal Attachment 22 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
164 MP450.3 Codeline Downloads 4-19-11 Signal Attachment 23 53 0 Adobe PDF file View
165 MP4475 Electrocode M2 Downloads 4-19-11 Signal Attachment 24 41 0 Adobe PDF file View
166 MP4475 electrocode M1 Downloads 4-19-11 Signal Attachment 25 44 0 Adobe PDF file View
167 MP4475 NVHLC Downloads 4-19-11 Signal Attachment 26 137 0 Adobe PDF file View
168 NOC Screen Shots 4-18-11 Signal Attachment 27 20 0 Adobe PDF file View
169 Red Oak Signal Factual 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
170 Signal Nomenclature - Signal Attachment 29 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
171 Pedrick HOS - Signal Attachment 5 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
172 Moyers HOS - Signal Attachment 6 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
173 Fenn HOS - Signal Attachment 30 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
174 EMD Locomotive Alerter Information 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
175 Human Performance - Factual Report of Group Chairman 11 1 Adobe PDF file View
176 FRA Letter on fatigue 121911 17 0 Adobe PDF file View
177 Letter to FRA on Fatigue Programs 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
178 FRA response letter on Fatigue Programs 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
179 Attachment 1 to FRA letter 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
180 Attachment 2 to FRA letter 23 0 Adobe PDF file View
181 Attachment 3 to FRA letter 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
182 Image of wreckage 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
183 Firefighters applying foam 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
184 Final Accident Report Red Oak, IA 93 0 Adobe PDF file View
185 Safety Recommendation transmital letter R-12-016 through R-12-022 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
186 Safety Recommendation transmital letter R-12-023 and R-12-024 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
187 Safety Recommendation transmital letter R-12-025 and R-12-026 1 0 Adobe PDF file View