TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page - SYNOPSIS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - FACTS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2 - The Accident................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2 - Postaccident Activities................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5 - Accident Site................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 - Marks on the Roadway................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 - Vehicles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 - Vehicle Damage................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 - Vehicle Occupants................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
13 - High—Speed Passenger Train Corridors................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
13 - ANALYSIS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
14 - The Grade Crossing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
14 - High—Speed Passenger Train Corridors................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
16 - European-Type Couplers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
16 - CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
17 - PROBABLE CAUSE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
18 - RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
18 - APPENDIX
- Phase I Recommendations--Illinois Department of Tran5portation Railroad Grade Crossing Task Force................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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