San Bernardino train disaster
1989 train crash and subsequent oil pipeline rupture in California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The San Bernardino train disaster (sometimes known as the Duffy Street incident), was a combination of two separate but related incidents that occurred in San Bernardino, California, United States: a runaway train derailment on May 12, 1989; and the subsequent failure on May 25, 1989, of the Calnev Pipeline, a petroleum pipeline adjacent to the tracks which was damaged by earth-moving equipment during the crash cleanup.
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Date | May 12, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-05-12) 7:36 a.m. PDT |
Location | San Bernardino, California, United States |
Coordinates | 34°08′15″N 117°20′39″W |
Country | United States |
Line | Cajon Pass |
Operator | Southern Pacific |
Incident type | Runaway train, derailment, and subsequent pipeline explosion |
Cause | Train derailment: Train weight miscalculated and several locomotives with inoperative dynamic brakes. Pipeline rupture: undetected damage to pipeline during cleanup |
Statistics | |
Trains | 1 (SP 7551 East) |
Crew | 5 |
Deaths | 6 (4 by derailment, 2 by pipeline) |
Injured | 4 |
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