{"id":45151,"date":"2018-11-14T14:31:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=45151"},"modified":"2018-11-14T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:31:45","slug":"preliminary-report-issued-by-ntsb-on-accident-that-killed-two-local-446-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/preliminary-report-issued-by-ntsb-on-accident-that-killed-two-local-446-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Preliminary report issued by NTSB on accident that killed two Local 446 members","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-24812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/NTSB_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the Oct. 4 collision of two Union Pacific (UP) trains in Granite Canyon, Wyo., that killed SMART Transportation Division Local 446 members Jason Vincent Martinez, 40, and Benjamin &#8220;Benji&#8221; George Brozovich, 39.<br \/>\nThe report states that data retrieved from the event recorder of the train indicated that an emergency brake application failed to slow the train as it descended a grade west of Cheyenne before striking the rear of a stationary train.<br \/>\n&#8220;Normally, the locomotive would send a message to the end-of-train device to also apply the brakes with an emergency brake application,&#8221; NTSB said in the preliminary report. &#8220;According to the event recorder, the end-of-train device did not make an emergency application of the brakes. Investigators are researching the reason for the communication failure. After the engineer applied the emergency application, the train continued to accelerate until reaching 56 mph as the last recorded speed.&#8221;<br \/>\nPositive train control (PTC) was active at the time of the accident, NTSB said.<br \/>\nNTSB said further investigation will focus on components of the train\u2019s air brake system, head-of-train and end-of-train radio-linked devices, train braking simulations and current railroad operating rules. Investigators will also determine if the railroad\u2019s air brake and train handling instructions address monitoring air flow readings and recognizing the communication status with the end-of-train device, the report stated.<br \/>\nThree locomotives and 57 cars of the striking train derailed. Nine cars of the stationary train derailed.<br \/>\nThe investigation into the collision is continuing, and a final report will be released by NTSB at a later date.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ntsb.gov\/investigations\/AccidentReports\/Pages\/RRD19FR001-preliminary-report.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow this link to read the preliminary report.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the Oct. 4 collision of two Union Pacific (UP) trains in Granite Canyon, Wyo., that killed SMART Transportation Division Local 446 members Jason Vincent Martinez, 40, and Benjamin &#8220;Benji&#8221; George Brozovich, 39. 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