Project Summary: Rail Investigation - 169 Docket Items - DCA15MR006

Description: A Metro-North commuter train struck a passenger vehicle at an active highway / railroad grade crossing. As a result of the crash, the vehicle driver and five train occupants received fatal injuries.

Mode: Rail

NTSB Number: DCA15MR006

Date of Accident: 02/03/2015

City: Valhalla

State/Region: NY

Country: United States

Project Type: Investigation


Docket Information

Creation Date: 12/08/2015

Last Modified: 09/25/2017 7:13 AM

Public Release Date & Time: 12/16/2015 9:10 AM


Docket Table of Contents

Docket Items: 169
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Title
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1 Accident Summary 3 1 Adobe PDF file View
2 Locomotive Event Recorder Factual Report 12 2 Adobe PDF file View
3 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group Factual Report Errata 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
4 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group Factual Report 27 3 Adobe PDF file View
5 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #1 - Metro North, Commerce St Warning System Data Log 29 0 Adobe PDF file View
6 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #2 - Metro North, Commerce St Block Plans, Charts & Circuit Prints 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
7 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #3 - Postaccident Crossing Test Records 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
8 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #4 - Postaccident Track Circuit Test Records 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
9 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #5 - Metro North Operations Control Center, Signals Data Log 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
10 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #6 - Metro North, Commerce St Grade Crossing Malfunction Reports 9 0 Adobe PDF file View
11 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #7 - Metro North, Monthly & Quarterly Crossing Maintenance & Inspection Reports 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
12 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #8 - Metro North Yearly Crossing Maintenance & Inspection Record 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
13 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #9 - Metro North, Yearly Track Circuit Test Records 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
14 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #10 - Metro North, Rail Insulation and Bonding Test Records 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
15 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #11 - Metro North, Cable Insulation Resistance Test Records 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
16 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #12 - Metro North, ElectroMechanical Relay Test Records 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
17 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #13 - Email from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to NTSB Investigators dated April 13, 2015 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
18 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #14 – Email from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to NTSB Investigators dated May 15, 2015 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
19 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #15 – Email from the Town of Mount Pleasant to NTSB Investigators dated April 30, 2015 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
20 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #16 – Average Daily Traffic Volumes at the Commerce Street and Taconic State Parkway Intersection 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
21 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #17 – Volume Count, Speed Count, and Vehicle Classification Count on Commerce Street just south of the Grade Crossing 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
22 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #18 – Internal Report prepared by the Town of Mount Pleasant of the Grade Crossings in Relation to their Attributes 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
23 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #19 – New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Traffic Control Specifications for Traffic Signal at Commerce Street and Taconic State Parkway Intersection (W-354) 25 0 Adobe PDF file View
24 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #20 – New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Write Up for Traffic Signal Operation at Commerce Street and Taconic State Parkway Intersection (W-354) 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
25 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #21 - Commerce Street Grade Crossing Signs 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
26 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #22 - Study of Highway Traffic Volumes Post Closure of the Commerce Street Grade Crossing Conducted by the Town of Mount Pleasant 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
27 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #23 - Email from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to NTSB Investigators dated June 9, 2017 at 0737 a.m. 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
28 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #24 – Email from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to NTSB Investigators dated June 9, 2017 at 1134 a.m. 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
29 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #25 – Email from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to NTSB Investigators dated June 12, 2017 at 1227 p.m. 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
30 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #26 – Guide for Determining Time Requirements for Traffic Signal Preemption at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
31 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Attachment #27 – Traffic signal work sheet showing 29 seconds of clearance time for vehicles traveling northwest on Commerce Street made to the traffic signal on May 1, 2015 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
32 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Photo #1 - View of the grade crossing pavement marking symbol located in the eastbound travel lane of Commerce Street approximately 252 feet from the nearest rail looking to the northwest 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
33 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Photo #2 - View of the grade crossing advance warning symbol located in the eastbound travel lane of Commerce Street approximately 160 feet from the nearest rail looking to the northwest 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
34 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Photo #3 - View of the "Do Not Stop on Tracks" sign located in the eastbound travel lane of Commerce Street approximately 65 feet from the nearest rail looking to the northeast 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
35 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Photo #4 - View of the substation adjacent to the Metro North commuter railroad from a point west of the tracks looking to the southeast 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
36 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Photo #5 - View of the substation adjacent to the Metro North commuter railroad from a point immediately west of the tracks looking to the southeast 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
37 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Photo #6 - View of the substation adjacent to the Metro North commuter railroad from a point east of the tracks looking to the south 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
38 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Photo #7 - View of the "Town Speed Limit 30" sign and "Do Not Stop on Tracks" sign in the westbound travel lane of Commerce Street looking to the southwest 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
39 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, Photo #8 - View of the Commerce Street and Taconic State Parkway traffic signal from a point west of the tracks looking to the northeast 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
40 Highway Factors & Railroad Grade Crossing Group, FWHA Information and Action Bulletin 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
41 Track & Power Factual Report 14 2 Adobe PDF file View
42 Attachment 1 Substation B26 MPR Relay Postaccident 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
43 Attachment 1-A, Relay Oscillography B-26 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
44 Attachment 2 - Postaccident B-29 MPR Relay 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
45 Attachment 2-A, Relay Oscillography B-29 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
46 Track and Power Factual Addendum Report 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
47 SCADA Log 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
48 Screen Shot of B-26A and B-29 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
49 Substation and Third Rail Sketch 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
50 Third Rail Distribution Sketch 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
51 Power Maintenance Standards 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
52 Third Rail and Power Diagram 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
53 Third Rail End Approach Assembly 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
54 Third Rail End Approach Specifications 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
55 Third Rail Assembly 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
56 Third Rail Specifications 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
57 Standard Drawing for Third Rail 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
58 Third Rail Cover Specifications 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
59 Third Rail Covers 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
60 Third Rail Specifications PD-801 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
61 Cast End Approach Specifications PD-802 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
62 Splice Plates, Bolts, Nuts, and Washers Specifications 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
63 Third rail Support Brackets Specifications PD-804 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
64 Support Insulators Specifications PD-805 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
65 Hook Bolts and Nuts Specifications PD-806 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
66 Third Rail Power Bonds Specifications PD-807 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
67 Third Rail Bracket Drawing M-104 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
68 Splice Plate Assembly Drawing STD-301 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
69 Track Chart 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
70 Postaccident Track Inspection 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
71 FRA Postaccident Track Inspection Records Review 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
72 Metro-North Track Inspection Record 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
73 Metro-North Track Inspection Record 2 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
74 Timetable Speeds 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
75 Daily Bulletin 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
76 1984 Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident Report 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
77 Picture 1 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
78 Picture 2 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
79 Picture 3 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
80 Picture 4 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
81 Picture 5 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
82 Picture 6 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
83 Picture 7 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
84 Track Damages 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
85 Responder Interviews 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
86 Witness Statement 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
87 Witness Albin Statement 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
88 Reed Phone Interview 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
89 Mezzacappa Phone Interview 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
90 Kolbrener Phone Interview 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
91 Handler Phone Interview 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
92 Connor Phone Interview 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
93 Bogin Phone Interview 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
94 Concerned Citizen Gerson Statement 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
95 Concerned Citizen Haring Statement 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
96 Witness Marshall Statement 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
97 Concerned Citizen Valenzano Questions and Answers 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
98 Operations Factual 14 0 Adobe PDF file View
99 Operations - Train No. 659 Schedule 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
100 Train 659 - Engineer's Interview 49 0 Adobe PDF file View
101 Toxicological Report 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
102 AT&T Mobility Usage 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
103 AT&T Message Usage 17 0 Adobe PDF file View
104 Operations - Locomotive Engineer Hours of Service Record 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
105 Operations - Metro North Rail Daily Work Record - Conductor Train No. 659 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
106 Operations - Metro North Railroad - Track Charts, Interlocking Diagrams, Yard Diagrams - 2015 113 0 Adobe PDF file View
107 Operations - Train No. 659 - Times by Control Points 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
108 Operations - Metro North Railroad - Bulletin Order, Harlam Line No. 2-51 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
109 Operations - Daily Train Operations Bulletin Order for Tues. Feb. 3, 2015 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
110 3D Laser Scanning Group Chairman Factual Report 14 16 Adobe PDF file View
111 Mechanical Factual 6 1 Adobe PDF file View
112 Mechanical - Post Accident Air Brake Inspection 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
113 Mechanical - Daily Inspection Record 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
114 Mechanical - Emergency Window Records 76 0 Adobe PDF file View
115 Mechanical - Emergency Window Data 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
116 Mechanical - Emergency Window Maintenance Instructions 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
117 Mechanical - Emergency Window Maintenance Procedures 30 0 Adobe PDF file View
118 Mechanical - Fleet Emergency Window Maintenance Deferred Tasks 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
119 Mechanical - Window Maintenance Manual 6 0 Adobe PDF file View
120 Mechanical - M7 Tasks Deferred 1 0 Adobe PDF file View
121 Railcar Crashworthiness Factual Report 22 10 Adobe PDF file View
122 Survival Factors Highway Factual Report 15 0 Adobe PDF file View
123 Survival Factors Highway Factual Addendum 7 0 Adobe PDF file View
124 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 1 - Westchester County EMS Mutual Aid Plan 31 0 Adobe PDF file View
125 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 2 - Westchester Apparatus Plate Assignments 14 0 Adobe PDF file View
126 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 3 - Westchester DES Incident Report for Previous MVA 12 0 Adobe PDF file View
127 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 4 - Westchester DES Incident Detail Report 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
128 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 5 - Westchester County EMS and Hospital Interviews 65 0 Adobe PDF file View
129 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 6 - MTA Police Report 8 0 Adobe PDF file View
130 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 7 - Law Enforcement and Fire Responder Interviews 43 0 Adobe PDF file View
131 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 8 - Witness Statement October 1984 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
132 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 9 - MTAPD Incident History Detail Report 19 0 Adobe PDF file View
133 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 10 - Mount Pleasant PD Information 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
134 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 11 - Valhalla Ambulance Corps Notes 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
135 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 12 - Westchester DES Reports of Mutual Aid 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
136 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 13 - Westchester Medical Center Mass Casualty Incident Plan 49 0 Adobe PDF file View
137 Survival Factors Highway Attachment 14 - Passenger Interviews and Statements 92 0 Adobe PDF file View
138 Survival Factors Highway Photo 1 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
139 Survival Factors Highway Photo 2 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
140 Survival Factors Highway Photo 3 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
141 Survival Factors Highway Photo 4 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
142 Survival Factors Highway Photo 5 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
143 Survival Factors Highway Photo 6 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
144 Survival Factors Highway Photo 7 1 1 Adobe PDF file View
145 Fire Group Factual Report 36 31 Adobe PDF file View
146 Material Lab 15-067 Emergency Window Zip Strip Factual Report 7 7 Adobe PDF file View
147 Material Lab 15-068 Flammability Factual Report 34 0 Adobe PDF file View
148 Sound Study 8 2 Adobe PDF file View
149 Highway Human Performance Factual Report 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
150 Human Performance Attachment 1 - Narrative/Transcripts of Investigative Interviews 29 0 Adobe PDF file View
151 Human Performance Attachment 2 - 2011 Mercedes Benz Driver's Employee Time and Attendance Records 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
152 Human Performance Attachment 3 - 2011 Mercedes Benz Driver's Cellular Telephone Records 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
153 Highway Human Performance Attachment-Witness Interview Richard Hope 33 0 Adobe PDF file View
154 Human Performance Attachment 4 - Forensic Toxicology Report 2 0 Adobe PDF file View
155 Human Performance Attachment 6 - Cellular Telephone Text Records 4 0 Adobe PDF file View
156 Letter from NY State Senator T. Murphy 3 0 Adobe PDF file View
157 Finite Element Modeling Study Report 35 0 Adobe PDF file View
158 Metro-North Railroad Operations Manual 146 0 Adobe PDF file View
159 Interview of Engineer Train No. 659 49 0 Adobe PDF file View
160 Interview of Conductor of Train No. 659 26 0 Adobe PDF file View
161 Interview of MNR Train Dispatcher 16 0 Adobe PDF file View
162 Assigned locomotive engineer on Train 659, that was off the day of the accident 12 0 Adobe PDF file View
163 Engineer on last train north before Train No. 659 12 0 Adobe PDF file View
164 Engineer on southbound MNR Train No. 672, prior to train No. 659 11 0 Adobe PDF file View
165 Interview - MNR Harlam Line engineer 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
166 Sound Study - Specialist's Report Addendum 1 10 0 Adobe PDF file View
167 Locomotive Event Recorder and Diagnostic Systems Factual Report - Attachment 1 0 0 Comma-delimited data file View
168 Metro-North Railroad Party Submission 5 0 Adobe PDF file View
169 Final Report 79 0 Adobe PDF file View