Office of Railroad, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Investigations Collision of Norfolk Southern Freight Train 192 With Standing Norfolk Southern Local.

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Office of Railroad, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Investigations Collision of Norfolk Southern Freight Train 192 With Standing Norfolk Southern Local Train P-22 With Subsequent Hazardous Materials Release at Graniteville, South Carolina, January 6, 2005

9 fatalities 554 treated at hospitals 75 admitted 5,400 evacuated $6.9 million property damage Consequences

Investigation Team Jim SouthworthInvestigator-In-Charge Debbie HersmanMember on Scene Rick NarvellHuman Performance Jim HendersonHazardous Materials Rick DownsSurvival Factors/Emerg. Response Ruben Payan Signal/Event Recorder Russ GoberOperations Russ QuimbyMechanical Brian FiffickTransportation Disaster Assistance Paul SledzikTransportation Disaster Assistance Jim RitterDeputy Director Keith HollowayMedia and Public Affairs Bob TrainorHazardous Materials

Investigation Team Cy GuraTrack and Engineering Tom LasseigneHazardous Materials Crystal Thomas Hazardous Materials Jim ReminesOperations Frank ZakarMetallurgy Jim Wildey Metallurgy Gina John Graphics Robert MooreWriting and Editing

Parties Federal Railroad Administration Norfolk Southern Railway Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen United Transportation Union Union Tank Car Trinity Industries General American Transportation Olin Corporation Graniteville, Vaucluse, & Warrenville Fire Department Aiken County Sheriff’s Office

Graniteville Investigation Focused On: Improperly lined switches Non-signaled territory Vulnerability of tank cars carrying hazardous materials Train crew protection in hazmat accidents More than 6,500 man-hours

Train 192 Departs Augusta, Georgia 2 locomotives, 42 freight cars 2,553 feet long/3,520 tons Track Warrant Authorization

N Avondale Mills Residential and Small Businesses

Local operating from Aiken, SC Picked up and dropped off cars at local industries Train P22

Consisted of an engineer, conductor and brakeman Regularly assigned brakeman was working as the conductor Engineer and brakeman jobs were filled from extra boards P22 Train Crew

Conductor & Brakeman on duty 7:00 a.m. Engineer on duty at 8:32 a.m. Conductor holds job briefing and discusses plan for the day Taxi lined up for Warrenville 6:15 p.m P22 Train Crew Work Hours

P22 arrives at Avondale Mills 6:10 p.m. after sunset No job briefing conducted at Avondale Mills as required by NS Brakeman lined and locked the switch for the industry track Pressed for time to finish at Avondale Mills before 7:00 p.m. P22 Reaches Avondale Mills

6:20 p.m. - Taxi instructed to pick up crew at Avondale Mills 6:59 p.m - Completed work at Avondale Mills – Taxi passed within 21 feet of the switch and industry track. No one looked at the switch position as they left the area. – NS rules require switches to be be lined back for the main line track 7:53 p.m. - Brakeman released track warrants P22 Train Crew Activities at Avondale Mills

Conclusion At the speed train 192 was traveling as it entered Graniteville, the distance required for the train crew to perceive the banner of the misaligned switch, react to it, and brake the train to a safe stop was greater than the distance available.