While the barge did not cross over either rail, it extended about a foot over the railroad ties. The pilot pushed the tow onto the riverbank, and three crewmembers headed forward on the tow to verify the forward-most barge was clear of the track. Neither the pilot nor the captain clicked an exclamation point symbol on the electric chart, which would have showed that the area presented a “Railroad Collision and Trackbed Erosion Risk.” Using the vessel’s electronic chart system (ECS), the captain and pilot identified a location on the riverbank that they believed represented a fleeting area safe to push up against. Source: Southern Towing Company)ĭuring a transit downriver, strong wind gusts made the situation unsafe for the Baxter Southern to continue the voyage as planned. (Baxter Southern Rose Point in nighttime display showing the area marked by the magenta dashed line and exclamation point (left, annotated by NTSB) and information contained in the corresponding caution note (right). ![]() The collision resulted in $1.9 million in damages to the locomotive and freight cars. ![]() Two train personnel sustained minor injuries. Six of the derailed hopper cars entered the river. Two locomotives and ten hopper cars loaded with coal derailed. ![]() The train struck a barge that was overhanging the railroad track. 13, 2021, collision between the towing vessel Baxter Southern and a BNSF coal train transiting the track along the shoreline of the Upper Mississippi River. Marine Investigation Report 22/22 details the NTSB’s investigation into the Nov. The National Transportation Board said Thursday that a Mississippi River towing vessel’s pilot and its captain pushed its tow up against a riverbank too close to a railroad track, leading to a collision and train derailment near Galland, Iowa.
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