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All Aboard Podcast Episode 012: The Crash at Chase, 37 Years Later
On January 4, 1987, Amtrak's northbound Colonial collided with 3 Conrail locomotives at Gunpow Interlocking in Chase, MD. The Conrail engineer, Ricky Gates, was under the influence of Marijuana and missed several signals, with the result being 16 dead, many more injured, millions of dollars in damage, and the implementation of engineer licensing. With Marijuana now being 'legal' in many states, what will the future hold for rail safety?________________
News Links:
1. New Shortline Railroad on Long Island: https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/potential-new-railroad-takes-next-step
2. Tri-Rail Launching MiamiCentral Station Stop: https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/tri-rail-launching-new-miamicentral-station-stop
3. (Progressive Railroading): CTA Reopens Yellow Line: https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/CTA-reopens-Yellow-Line-to-rail-service--70975
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Chase, MD Accident Links:
1. High at High Speed: The 1987 Chase Train Collision (Medium): https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/high-at-high-speed-the-1987-chase-train-collision-7059dd9871d7
2. Penn Central 1971 Eastern Region Employee Timetable, including the Main Line-Philadelphia to Washington: https://multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/PCTC/PCTC%20ETTs/PCTC%20Eastern%20ETT%20%237%2011-14-1971.pdf
3. PB&W Route Map, showing the line where the accident took place:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_Baltimore_and_Washington_Railroad#/map/0
4. NTSB Report on the Accident: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR8801.pdf
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On January 4, 1987, Amtrak's northbound Colonial collided with 3 Conrail locomotives at Gunpow Interlocking in Chase, MD. The Conrail engineer, Ricky Gates, was under the influence of Marijuana and missed several signals, with the result being 16 dead, many more injured, millions of dollars in damage, and the implementation of engineer licensing. With Marijuana now being 'legal' in many states, what will the future hold for rail safety?________________
News Links:
1. New Shortline Railroad on Long Island: https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/potential-new-railroad-takes-next-step
2. Tri-Rail Launching MiamiCentral Station Stop: https://www.allthingstrains.com/post/tri-rail-launching-new-miamicentral-station-stop
3. (Progressive Railroading): CTA Reopens Yellow Line: https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/CTA-reopens-Yellow-Line-to-rail-service--70975
________________
Chase, MD Accident Links:
1. High at High Speed: The 1987 Chase Train Collision (Medium): https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/high-at-high-speed-the-1987-chase-train-collision-7059dd9871d7
2. Penn Central 1971 Eastern Region Employee Timetable, including the Main Line-Philadelphia to Washington: https://multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/PCTC/PCTC%20ETTs/PCTC%20Eastern%20ETT%20%237%2011-14-1971.pdf
3. PB&W Route Map, showing the line where the accident took place:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_Baltimore_and_Washington_Railroad#/map/0
4. NTSB Report on the Accident: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR8801.pdf
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