It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:55 pm

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 2 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Wreck on the New Canaan Branch - August, 1969
PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:12 pm 

Joined: Fri Dec 16, 2016 2:02 pm
Posts: 223
Childhood experiences with trains, a cross-country train trip when he was eight years old, a job with the railroad, and a tragic accident on New Haven's New Canaan Branch line in August, 1969 all instilled in Bob Hughes "A Lifetime Love of Trains."

http://thetracksidephotographer.com/201 ... of-trains/

Edd Fuller, Editor
The Trackside Photographer
http://thetracksidephotographer.com/


Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Wreck on the New Canaan Branch - August, 1969
PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:44 pm 

Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:47 pm
Posts: 1398
Location: Philadelphia, PA
As I recall the NH New Canaan Branch accident was a head-on collision on single track operated under manual block signal rules. One train exceeded its authority and entered a block to which an opposing train had authority and they collided.

In the last 10 years there was a similar close call. In this case, single track was controlled by automatic block signals and interlocked turnouts. There were neither cab signals nor ATS.

Again a train exceeded its authority and passed a stop-signal and ran through a turnout onto the single track. Here, though, the opposing engineer saw an anomalous signal, stopped her train and contacted the dispatcher who was able to reduce the collision to a bump. The agency installed cab signals and PTC on all its single track lines as soon as they could get the money and the hardware.

Phil Mulligan


Offline
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 2 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


 Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 18 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: