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Collision of Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train with Metrolink passenger train, Placentia, California, April 23, 2002

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  • "On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, about 8:10 a.m. Pacific daylight time, eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway freight train PLACCL03-22 collided head on with standing westbound Southern California Regional Rail Authority passenger train 809 on the No. 2 track at Control Point Atwood in Placentia, California. Emergency response agencies reported that 162 persons were transported to local hospitals. There were two fatalities. Damage was estimated at 4.6 million. The safety issues discussed in this report are the attentiveness of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train crew, the signal awareness form procedures for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, passenger car survival factors, and the absence of positive train control systems."

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  • "Collision of Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train with Metrolink passenger train: Placentia, California, April 23, 2002"
  • "Collision of Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train with Metrolink passenger train, Placentia, California, April 23, 2002"@en