NTSB Safety Recommendation P-95-033

NTSB safety recommendation P-95-033.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION: ADVISE YOUR MEMBERS OF THE PIPELINE SAFETY ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE INTERCESSION CITY, FLORIDA ACCIDENT REPORT, & URGE THEM TO WORK WITH RAILROAD OPERATORS IN DEVELOPING PLANS FOR HANDLING EMERGENCIES INVOLVING BOTH RAIL & PIPELINE.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action - No Response Received

Issued Date: 1995-05-30

Adopted Date: 1995-05-16

Overall Date Closed: 2002-01-03

Synopsis: ON 11/30/93, A 184-FOOT-LONG VEHICLE OPERATED BY ROUNTREE TRANSPORT & RIGGING (ROUNTREE), INC., WAS EN ROUTE TO DELIVER AN 82-TON TURBINE TO A KISSIMMEE UTILITY AUTHORITY (KUA) ELECTRICITY GENERATING PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR INTERCESSION CITY, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE ACCESS ROAD TO THE PLANT FACILITY CROSSES OVER A SINGLE RAILROAD TRACK OWNED BY CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC, (CSXT). BECAUSE OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE TRUCK & THE PROFILE OF THE ROADWAY, THE CARGO DECK OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BOTTOM OUT ON THE ROADWAY SURFACE AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE TRACKS. THE ROUNTREE CREW PROCEEDED TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF CARGO DECK TO GAIN GREATER CLEARANCE WHILE THE VEHICLE STRADDLED THE TRACKS. THEY HAD FINISHED RAISING THE CARGO DECK & WERE PREPARING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE LIGHTS & BELLS AT THE GRADE CROSSING ACTIVATED. SECONDS LATER, NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK) TRAIN NUMBER 88, THE SILVER METEOR, CARRYING 89 PASSENGERS, STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE CARGO DECK & THE TURBINE. THE LOCOMOTIVE & THE FIRST FOUR CARS OF THE EIGHT-CAR CONSIST DERAILED, CARRYING THE TURBINE & PARTS OF THE ROUNTREE VEHICLE WITH THEM.

Ntsbnumber: DCA94MH002

Report Number: HAR-95-01

Addressee Name: American Public Gas Association

Addressee Status: Closed - Unacceptable Action - No Response Received

Addressee Date Closed: 2002-01-03

Addressee Acronym: APGA

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 2002-01-03

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: The Safety Board has not received a response from the APGA on action taken to implement Safety Recommendations P-95-33, P-99-4, and P-00-17 and -18, despite our request for such information in our April 16, 2001 letter. Accordingly, Safety Recommendations P-95-33, P-99-4, and P-00-17 and -18 are classified "Closed--Unacceptable Action/No Response Received." If the APGA has completed action in response to these recommendations, the Safety Board will evaluate that action and may reconsider the classification of these recommendations.

Addressee Acronym: APGA

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 2000-06-29

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: TO DATE THE SAFETY BOARD HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY REPLY FROM APGA REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF P-95-33. THE SAFETY BOARD WOULD APPRECIATE LEARNING OF ANY ACTIONS TAKEN OR PLANNED TO COMPLY WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

Addressee Acronym: APGA

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 2001-04-16

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: TO DATE, THE SAFETY BOARD HAS RECEIVED NO REPLY FROM APGA REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF P-95-33.