ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

Tragedy at Gunpowder River: Amtrak-Conrail Collision, Chase, Maryland
McBay, AJ
Forensic toxicologist, NC

(Received 2 October 1989; accepted 18 December 1989)

Abstract

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that the collision between an Amtrak train and three Conrail locomotives on 4 Jan. 1987 was caused by impairment of the engineer of the Conrail locomotives from marijuana and by the failure of and lack of safety devices. Evaluation of NTSB's report does not support marijuana impairment as a cause of the accident, but it does reveal many safety problems.

Keywords:
Last Word Society, accidents, train accidents

Paper ID: JFS12987J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12987J
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