Collision of Amtrak train 304-26 with a highway vehicle at a highway-rail grade crossing, McLean, Illinois, September 26, 1999

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Collision of Amtrak train 304-26 with a highway vehicle at a highway-rail grade crossing, McLean, Illinois, September 26, 1999

2001-09-18
By United States. National Transportation Safety Board

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United States. National Transportation Safety Board
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NTSB/RAR-01/03
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Illinois
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United States. National Transportation Safety Board
Abstract:

On September 26, 1999, about 5:08 p.m. (central daylight time), northbound National Railroad ; Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) train 304-26, which was en route from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, ; Illinois, collided with an automobile, which was westbound on U.S. Route 136. The collision occurred ; where the Union Pacific Railroad’s St. Louis Division main line and U.S. Route 136 cross near McLean, ; Illinois. The automobile driver and passenger were killed as a result of the collision. Amtrak train 304-26 ; did not derail, and no injuries to the train crewmembers or passengers were reported. Neither the flashing ; lights nor the gates for the grade crossing activated to warn the automobile driver of the approaching train. ; The safety issues discussed in this report are Union Pacific Railroad's signal maintenance procedures, ; Union Pacific Railroad's postaccident site securement procedures for highway-rail grade crossing ; accidents, and postaccident toxicological testing. ; As a result of its investigation, the Safety Board issued safety recommendations to the Federal Railroad ; Administration, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen.
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