Car hits Amtrak train in upstate New York

[cnyrider]

This happened Sunday afternoon (the 27th) about 37 miles east of Syracuse. No injuries were reported, at least as of last night. Here's a link.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/car_hits_amtrak_train_in_oneid.html#incart_river_default

 

[tomfuller]

I hope Mike follows up with some details like : How long the train was delayed - Whether the road was icy - Was alcohol involved - Which train Empire Service LSL or Maple Leaf

The driver is very lucky that she was not 3 seconds earlier on that road.

 

[the_traveler]

As best as I can tell, it might have been Empire Service #261, due into SYR @ 3:53 pm. Reports say it happened 40 miles east about 3 pm.

 

[Blackwolf]

she failed to stop for the westbound passenger train and hit the second Amtrak engine, according to deputies

Do Empire Service trains travel with two locomotives very often?

 

[afigg]

As best as I can tell, it might have been Empire Service #261, due into SYR @ 3:53 pm. Reports say it happened 40 miles east about 3 pm.

I think you meant to write #281. Which according to the archives at Amtrak Status Maps, #281 (1/27) departed Rome NY 7 minutes late, but departed Syracuse 1 hour and 38 minutes late. Going to be an unusual report by the driver's insurance company agent: ran INTO the side of a train locomotive, not hit by one.

 

[AlanB]

she failed to stop for the westbound passenger train and hit the second Amtrak engine, according to deputies

Do Empire Service trains travel with two locomotives very often?

Generally not, unless one has just come out of the shop.

 

[jis]

Actually, the day before the P42 assigned to 64 failed in Canada. So 64 came with a VIA P42 upto NFL and then it was replaced by the protect P42 in NFL. This train was taking the substitute for the NFL protect that came to ALB on 64. That is why it had two P42s.

 

[Nickrapak]

Actually, the day before the P42 assigned to 64 failed in Canada. So 64 came with a VIA P42 upto NFL and then it was replaced by the protect P42 in NFL. This train was taking the substitute for the NFL protect that came to ALB on 64. That is why it had two P42s.

Talk about luck! If the P42 in Canada didn't fail, she would have run headlong into a passenger car instead of an unoccupied locomotive.

 

[X]

Going to be an unusual report by the driver's insurance company agent: ran INTO the side of a train locomotive, not hit by one.

It's actually not as unusual as you'd think, in 2011, the last full year of data avalible, trains were struck by vehicles once for every four vehicles they hit.

http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Query/gxrtab.aspx

 

[AmtrakBlue]

It's actually not as unusual as you'd think, in 2011, the last full year of data avalible, trains were struck by vehicles once for every four vehicles they hit.

Not too long ago a guy hit the side of a freight train, I think near the Bear Shops. I believe he was charged with DUI which probably explains why he didn't see the train.

 

[jis]

Going to be an unusual report by the driver's insurance company agent: ran INTO the side of a train locomotive, not hit by one.

It's actually not as unusual as you'd think, in 2011, the last full year of data avalible, trains were struck by vehicles once for every four vehicles they hit.

http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/Query/gxrtab.aspx

What's even more amazing is that apparently 7 people walked into/crashed into trains. 2 were killed, 4 were injured and one is unaccounted for or just walked away from that traumatic experience!

 

[Amtrak Cajun]

Well, I hope the lady is ok. She definitely got lucky.