Railroad Accident Report: Derailment of CSX Transportation Coal Train V986-26 at Bloomington, Maryland, January 30, 2000 Contributor(s): National Transportation Safety Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 151411416X ISBN-13: 9781514114162 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
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BISAC Categories: - Transportation - Reference |
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.32 lbs) 52 pages |
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Publisher Description: About 7:00 a.m. on January 30, 2000, eastbound loaded CSX Transportation coal train V986-26 lost effective braking while descending a section of track known as "17-mile grade" from Altamonte to Bloomington, Maryland, and derailed 76 of its 80 "bathtub" high-side gondola cars when the train failed to negotiate curves at excessive speeds. |