Rail Reflexions Magazine

Issue 18, September 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Reversed Switch in "Dark" Territory
Mix-up with Warm Bearing
Did You Say Something?
The Good, the Fair, and the Poor
Risks on "Other than Main Tracks"
Faulty Mental Picture
Statistics
Summaries
Investigations
Final Reports

Figures

Figure 1 - Schematic of Northwood and Thamesville
Figure 2 - Simplified sketch (not to scale) showing pull-by inspection and WIS locations relative to the accident location
Figure 3 - Layout of rail fractures

Photos

Photo 1 - Overhead photograph of accident site looking northwest
Photo 2 - West crossover switch, Mile 46.72, lined and locked in the reverse position
Photo 3 - Right side shown after locomotive was righted. Damage is more extensive at the front right and along the right side of the locomotive
Photo 4 - Aerial photograph of accident site
Photo 5 - WIS site equipped with dragging equipment detector and hot wheel detector
Photo 6 - Reduced sight distance approaching accident site
Photo 7 - Rear-end car of train 839 at accident site
Photo 8 - View of the missing section of the running surface of the switch point. The arrow points to a crack in the rail adjacent to missing head fragments
Photo 9 - Front end of a locomotive after colliding with a stationary train
Photo 10 - Wheelchair of the same type as one of those involved in the accident, but not with identical specifications, with a castor wheel in the field side of the rail
Photo 11 - Trailing truck of the leading car at the damaged stop block
Photo 12 - The left front of train 792 (lead locomotive CN 2548)
Photo 13 - Wreckage of container from train 471 embedded in cab of lead locomotive of train 472

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