Two NS coal trains collided about 3:30 AM this morning in Charlotte Co. near the small community of Abilene, Va. This is were the former Virginian Railway met Norfolk & Western after thier merger. One train was loaded heading East the other train was empty heading back West. One of the conductors was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and another employee was treated and released. Both engines derailed and about a thousand gallons of dissel fuel was spilled. NS is still they’re trying to figure out how the trains crashed.
Will the minor injury hurt NS’ chance of winning the year’s Harriman Award?
I wonder where you got your information, because it is wrong! It definately wasn’t two coal trains that collided. If you are going to report on something at least get your facts straight.
Will the minor injury hurt NS’ chance of winning the year’s Harriman Award?
Probably not as the harriman is based on reportable injuries per million man hours worked and just because you were taken to the hospital doesn’t mean it was reportable there is certain critera that make it reportable or not I not sure excactly what makes it reportable or not, I do know that if there is a prescription is involved it make it reportable, I mean they have to make a report but it doesn’t mean it will count
Are you sure it wasn’t a CSX?[censored]
Prescriptions being given to an individual make the injury FRA Reportable, whether the prescriptions are used or not.
From UTU website
ABILENE, Va. - The Associated Press reports that Norfolk Southern is investigating a train accident in Charlotte County that spilled diesel fuel and coal, and injured a conductor.
Officials say a coal train hit a container train early Thursday morning, derailing multiple cars and locomotives.
On the coal train, two locomotives came off the track. Four coal cars spilled their loads. Seven empty cars derailed on the other train.
The conductor told authorities it took him half an hour to climb out of the wreckage. He was treated at a hospital and released within hours.
(The preceding Associated Press article appeared on the Web site of television station WAVY at www.wavy.com on December 14, 2007.)
Depends how they define minor injury. We all know that CSX won’t get the award. [%-)]
CSX is in the running for the award this year. Don’t let the facts get in your way though.
They have three awards every year, and there are four major railroads, Unfortunately, UP has been the odd man out for as many years as I can remember (as a former C&NW employee, however, I do have some experience with winning a couple of years). And yes, I’ve heard that CSX was (at least at one time) ahead of NS in this year’s running.
Pity–the award was named for a family that meant so much to UP’s history. But before one wags too many fingers in UP’s direction, it’s also true that the railroad’s safety record has consistently improved year over year. The fact that it still isn’t good enough for win, place, or show in the Harriman competition says a lot about safety on all of the railroads.
If you are interested in more information on the awards.
http://www.aar.org/Newsroom/Harriman.asp
I just wonder about the short lines…