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Derailment of Canadian National freight train M33371 and subsequent release of hazardous materials in Tamaroa, Illinois, February 9, 2003 / National Transportation Safety Board.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. National Transportation Safety Board
- Series:
- Railroad accident report ; NTSB/RAR-05/01.
- Railroad accident report ; NTSB/RAR-05/01
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canadian National--Accidents.
- Canadian National.
- Railroad accidents--Illinois--Perry County.
- Railroad accidents.
- Hazardous substances--Transportation--Accidents--Illinois--Perry County.
- Hazardous substances.
- Accidents.
- Hazardous substances--Transportation--Accidents.
- Illinois--Perry County.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 33 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Transportation Safety Board, [2005]
- Summary:
- On February 9, 2003, northbound Canadian National freight train M33371 derailed 22 of its 108 cars in Tamaroa, Illinois. Four of the derailed cars released methanol, which fueled a fire. Other cars released hazardous chemicals but were not involved in the fire. 850 residents were evacuated within a 3-mile radius; damages of the derailment totaled 1.9 million. The safety issues addressed in the report are the effect of bond wire welding on rail integrity and inconsistent instructions regarding the exothermic welding of bond wire.
- Contents:
- Executive summary
- Factual information
- Analysis
- Conclusions
- Recommendations
- Appendix A.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed December 18, 2008).
- "Adopted January 25, 2005."
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Other Format:
- Print version: United States. National Transportation Safety Board. Derailment of Canadian National freight train M33371 and subsequent release of hazardous materials in Tamaroa, Illinois, February 9, 2003.
- OCLC:
- 297169876
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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