Project Summary: Rail Investigation - 93 Docket Items - DCA14MR004

Description: BNSF unit grain train derailed, opposing BNSF unit crude oil train struck derailed cars and derailed, fire and evacuation

Mode: Rail

NTSB Number: DCA14MR004

Date of Accident: 12/30/2013

City: Casselton

State/Region: ND

Country: United States

Project Type: Investigation

Docket Information

Creation Date: 01/14/2014

Last Modified: 08/08/2017 3:55 PM

Public Release Date & Time: 04/27/2015 11:00 AM


Docket Table of Contents

Docket Items: 93
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1 Adopted NTSB Report 36 0 Adobe PDF file View
2 IIC Factual Report 142 0 Adobe PDF file View
3 Safety Recommendation Letter R-14-010 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
4 Association of American Railroads Maintenance Advisory Inspection and Removal of Suspect Class K (6-1/2x9) Axles, dated January 23, 2014 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
5 AAR Circular Letter C-12189, Radial UT Secondhand Axels, dated June 9, 2014 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
6 Weather Report 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
7 Event and On-Board Image Recorders - Specialist's Factual Report 16 10 Adobe PDF file View
8 Event and On-Board Image Recorders - Attachment 1 - Tabular Data (CSV) 84 0 Adobe PDF file View
9 Event and On-Board Image Recorders - Attachment 2 - Tabular Data (CSV) 69 0 Adobe PDF file View
10 Mechanical Factual Report 19 9 Adobe PDF file View
11 Signal Factual 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
12 Attachment 1 Signal Data Log MP 25.8 42 0 Adobe PDF file View
13 Attachment 2 Signal Data Log CP28.4 41 0 Adobe PDF file View
14 Attachment 3 Signal Data CP 30.02 66 0 Adobe PDF file View
15 Attachment 4 Signal Data CP 31.1 335 0 Adobe PDF file View
16 Attachment 5 Signal Data HotBox G-RYLRGT9-26A 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
17 Attachment 6 Signal Data HotBox U-FYNHAY4-05T 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
18 Attachment 7 Signal Maintenance Records 214 0 Adobe PDF file View
19 Signal Group Chairman Factual Attachment 1 BNSF Signal Aspects & Indications 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
20 Mobile Phone Records - Specialist's Factual Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
21 Mobile Phone Records - Specialist's Factual Report - Addendum 1 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
22 Track and Engineering Group Chairman Factual Report 10 5 Adobe PDF file View
23 Track and Engineering Group Chairman Factual Report Attachment 1 Track Data 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
24 Track and Engineering Group Chairman Factual Report Attachment 2 Track Inspection Records KO Subdivision MP 1.0 to 31.2 October 22 to December 31, 2013 29 0 Adobe PDF file View
25 Track and Engineering Group Chairman Factual Report Attachment 3 Switch Inspection Records 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
26 Operations Factual 11 2 Adobe PDF file View
27 Operations Factual Amendment 1 12 0 Adobe PDF file View
28 Operations Factual Report Attachment 1 Interview of Student Engineer on Grain Train 15 0 Adobe PDF file View
29 Operations Group Factual Attachment 2 Interview of Engineer of Grain Train 26 0 Adobe PDF file View
30 Operations Group Factual Attachment 3 Interview of Conductor of Grain Train 22 0 Adobe PDF file View
31 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 4 Interview of Road Foreman of Engines on Grain Train 12 0 Adobe PDF file View
32 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 5 Interview of Engineer of Petroleum Train 30 0 Adobe PDF file View
33 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 6 Interview of Conductor of Petroleum Train 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
34 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 7 Interview of Casselton Fire Department Assistant Chief 15 0 Adobe PDF file View
35 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 8 Interview of Signal Maintainer 13 0 Adobe PDF file View
36 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 9 Twin Cities Division-KO Subdivision Timetable 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
37 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 10 Grain Train Consist 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
38 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 11 System Special Instructions Amendments--System General Order No. 37, dated December 12, 2013 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
39 Operations Group Chairman Factual Attachment 12 Minot East Radio Transcript 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
40 Operations Group Chairman Factual Report Attachment 13 Transcript of Nolan Field Radio 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
41 Operations Group Chairman Factual Report Attachment 14 BNSF GN 67 35 0 Adobe PDF file View
42 Hazardous Materials Group Factual Report 52 39 Adobe PDF file View
43 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 1 - Copy of Consist for Train U-F YNHAY4-05T 48 0 Adobe PDF file View
44 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 2 - BNSF Hazardous Materials Instructions For Rail 58 0 Adobe PDF file View
45 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 3 - BNSF AEI Readout - Mandan Stations 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
46 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 4 - BNSF AEITSS Comparison Report 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
47 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 5 - PHMSA Enforcement History of WATCO Rail Terminal 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
48 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 6 - Pre-Transport Inspection Checklists 23 0 Adobe PDF file View
49 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 7 - Umler Report for Tank Cars 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
50 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 8 - Great Northern Gathering and Marketing December 2013 Shipment Report 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
51 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 9 - Great Northern Gathering and Marketing Sample Results 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
52 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 10 - Waybills 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
53 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 11 - Great Northern Gathering and Marketing Meter Ticket 1 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
54 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 12 - Great Northern Gathering and Marketing Meter Ticket 2 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
55 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 13 - Petroleum Crude Oil Material Safety Data Sheet 16 0 Adobe PDF file View
56 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 14 - TOC Timeline Train Derailment Casselton December 30th 2013 16 0 Adobe PDF file View
57 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 15 - Command Post Timeline 13 0 Adobe PDF file View
58 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 16 - Emergency Response Staging Timeline 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
59 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 17 - Hysplit Dispersion Models 24 0 Adobe PDF file View
60 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 18 - Hysplit Trajectory Models 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
61 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 19 - Cass County Incident Report 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
62 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 20 - CTEH Air Monitoring Plan 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
63 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 21 - CTEH Air Monitory Results Summary 13 0 Adobe PDF file View
64 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 22 - CTEH Air Monitoring Report - Final 231 0 Adobe PDF file View
65 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 23 - Application for Approval and Certificate of Construction Trinity Rail 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
66 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 24 - Application for Approval and Certificate of Construction ARI-BNBX 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
67 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 25 - Application for Approval and Certificate of Construction ARI-SHPX 13 0 Adobe PDF file View
68 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 27 - Report of Tank Repairs, Alteration or Conversion GATX033123 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
69 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 28 - Report of Tank Repairs, Alteration or Conversion GATX033139 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
70 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 29 - BNSF GPS Survey of Tank Car Locations - Survey 1 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
71 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 30 - BNSF GPS Survey of Tank Car Locations - Survey 2 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
72 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 31 - BNSF GPS Survey of Tank Car Locations - Survey 3 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
73 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 32 - Damage Assessment Forms 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
74 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 33 - Labeled Images of the Derailment 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
75 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 34 - Environmental Response Work Plan 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
76 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 35 - Sample Results for Tank Cars TAEX 1582 and TAEX 1638 - Jan 9 2014 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
77 Hazardous Materials - Attachment 36 - Sample Results for Tank Cars TAEX 1582 and TAEX 1638 - Jan 12 2014 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
78 Materials Laboratory Factual Report - Failure Analysis 41 28 Adobe PDF file View
79 Materials Laboratory Factual Report - Standard Steel Visit 9 7 Adobe PDF file View
80 Miscellaneous Information - Locomotive 4934 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
81 Association of American Railroads - Railroads and Community Safety, Dated February 12, 2014 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
82 BLET Request for Public Hearing, dated January 22, 2014 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
83 Finite Element Modeling Study Report 20 29 Adobe PDF file View
84 Train Braking Simulation Study 32 0 Adobe PDF file View
85 Train Braking Simulation Study - Attachments 1-34 633 0 Adobe PDF file View
86 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Party Submission 14 0 Adobe PDF file View
87 Party Submission - Standard Steel 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
88 Response Letter from NTSB to BNSF 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
89 Technical Review Transmittal Letter 149 0 Adobe PDF file View
90 GAO Report on Train Braking - DOT’s Rulemaking on Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes Could Benefit from Additional Data and Transparency 72 0 Adobe PDF file View
91 PHMSA Regulatory Interpretation 49 CFR 174.85(d) Train Placement 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
92 Axle Failure Report, Crawford, Nebraska 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
93 Axle Failure Report, South Morrill, Nebraska 5 0 Adobe PDF file View