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- 1987_Maryland_train_collision abstract "The 1987 Maryland train collision occurred at 1:30 pm on January 4, 1987, on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor main line in the Chase community in eastern Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, at Gunpow Interlocking, about 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Baltimore. Amtrak train 94, the Colonial (now part of the Northeast Regional, from Washington, D.C., to Boston), crashed into a set of Conrail locomotives running light, and which had fouled the mainline. Train 94's speed at the time of the collision was estimated at about 108 miles per hour (174 km/h). Fourteen passengers on the Amtrak train were killed, as well as the Amtrak engineer and lounge car attendant.The Conrail locomotive crew failed to slow down at the signals before Gunpow Interlocking, and it was determined that the accident would have been avoided had they done so. Additionally, they tested positive for marijuana. The engineer served four years in a Maryland prison for his role in the crash. In the aftermath, drug and alcohol procedures for train crews were overhauled by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), which is charged with rail safety. In 1991, prompted in large part by the Chase Maryland crash, the United States Congress took even broader action and authorized mandatory random drug-testing for all employees in "safety-sensitive" jobs in all industries regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) including trucking, bus carriers and rail systems. Additionally, all trains operating on the high-speed Northeast Corridor are now equipped with automatic cab signalling with an automatic train stop feature. Several safety issues were identified with Amfleet cars as well.At the time, the wreck was the deadliest in Amtrak's history. In 1993, however, the wreck at Big Bayou Canot in Alabama resulted in a much larger death toll.".
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- 1987_Maryland_train_collision wikiPageID "2790429".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision wikiPageRevisionID "637888798".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision caption "Aerial view of the Colonial after the accident".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision cause Human_error.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision cause Signal_passed_at_danger.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision country United_States.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision date "1987-01-04".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision deaths "16".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision hasPhotoCollection 1987_Maryland_train_collision.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision imageWidth "300".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision injuries "164".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision line Northeast_Corridor.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision location Baltimore_County,_Maryland.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision location Chase,_Maryland.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision mapName "Northeast Corridor at Gunpow Interlocking".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision operator Amtrak.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision operator Conrail.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision pax "660".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision time "90.0".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision title "1987".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision trains "2".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision type "Collision".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision subject Category:1987_in_Maryland.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision subject Category:Amtrak_accidents.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision subject Category:Baltimore_County,_Maryland.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision subject Category:Conrail.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision subject Category:Rail_transportation_in_Maryland.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision subject Category:Railway_accidents_in_1987.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision subject Category:Railway_accidents_in_the_United_States.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision subject Category:Transportation_disasters_in_Maryland.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision comment "The 1987 Maryland train collision occurred at 1:30 pm on January 4, 1987, on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor main line in the Chase community in eastern Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, at Gunpow Interlocking, about 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Baltimore. Amtrak train 94, the Colonial (now part of the Northeast Regional, from Washington, D.C., to Boston), crashed into a set of Conrail locomotives running light, and which had fouled the mainline.".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision label "1987 Maryland train collision".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision label "Eisenbahnunfall bei Chase".
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision sameAs Eisenbahnunfall_bei_Chase.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision sameAs m.082vrw.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision sameAs Q4583758.
- 1987_Maryland_train_collision sameAs Q4583758.
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- 1987_Maryland_train_collision depiction 1987_Maryland_train_collision_aerial.jpg.
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