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The Fox River Grove crash stands as the worst crash involving a Metra train in its history, and one of the worst grade crossing crashes in U.S. history. At the crash site, the improved signaling system installed after the crash now protects the passing trains and motor vehicle traffic.
As a result of the accident, the CTA forbade motormen to proceed past a red signal "on sight" without first getting permission from the Control Center. The Evanston Express was re-routed to the inner loop from the outer loop and an iron beam was added to the elevated structure to ensure that a carriage could not fall off the elevated structure.
In the US 49/563.5 regulatory framework, Event data recorder is defined as a . a device or function in a vehicle that records the vehicle's dynamic time-series data during the time period just prior to a crash event (e.g., vehicle speed vs. time) or during a crash event (e.g., delta-V vs. time), intended for retrieval after the crash event.
Traffic collision reconstruction is the process of investigating, analyzing, and drawing conclusions about the causes and events during a vehicle collision. . Reconstructionists conduct collision analysis and reconstruction to identify the cause of a collision and contributing factors including the role of the driver(s), vehicle(s), roadway and gen
[2] [3] The front car of the two-car train was partially crushed and derailed. [4] [5] Fifteen ambulances responded to the scene. [6] Of the 37 people aboard both vehicles, 16 were injured, 3 of which were in critical condition. [1] Service on the Yellow Line was discontinued pending an investigation. [7]
The latter can e.g. be calculated from the signal of the vehicle's wheel speed sensor. The recording of any signals that are available on the vehicle's own CAN bus, is possible with higher-class devices as well as the detection of a GPS signal for position and speed determination. Depending on the manufacturer, about 20 to 30 s are recorded ...
They are usually traffic officers who have investigated a great number of nonfatal crashes and have advanced towards more in-depth crash investigation. Although they may not be the first responders to traffic-related fatalities, they will be called upon to take over the investigations at an early stage and see them through to their conclusions.
A collision between two commuter trains in Chicago occurred during the cloudy morning rush hour on October 30, 1972, and was the worst such crash in Chicago's history. Illinois Central Gulf Train 416, made up of newly purchased Highliners , overshot the 27th Street station on what is now the Metra Electric Line , and the engineer asked and ...