Collision of Metrolink Passenger Train and Union Pacific Railroad Freight Train

Collision of Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) Passenger Train No. 111 and Union Pacific Railroad Freight Train No. LOF65-12
Chatsworth, California
September 12, 2008
DCA08MR009

Presented at the Public Hearing March 3-4, 2009

This two-dimensional animation displays the preaccident operations of Metrolink passenger train 111 and Union Pacific freight train LOF 65-12, which collided head on in a curve near Chatsworth, California, on September 12, 2008. This accident reconstruction is based on information obtained from the Metrolink Dispatch Center, wayside signal equipment, locomotive video and event recorders, an assessment of the physical damage to the track, and cell phone records. The accident occurred on track owned and maintained by Metrolink, and approximately 6 miles of track are shown in the animation. The accident occurred in daylight conditions; weather and visibility at the time of the accident are not depicted.