Five critically injured, many others with lesser injuries after tourist train and freight train collide in Winslow, AR
Modified Date:
Sun, 11/16/2014 - 4:24pmAccident Date:
Thursday, October 16, 2014NTSB: Train in crash going faster than it should
A National Transportation Safety Board member says a train that collided with a stalled passenger train in Arkansas was coming to help the train and was apparently going too fast.
Train in Arkansas crash going faster than it should, National Transportation Safety Board member says
The passenger train was carrying tourists on a fall-foliage tour in the Ozark Mountains when the accident occurred near Winslow, about 175 miles northwest of Little Rock. Five people were critically hurt, including a conductor.
Five critically injured in northwest Arkansas train crash
The passenger train was carrying tourists on a fall-foliage tour in the Ozark Mountains when the accident occurred Thursday near Winslow, about 22 miles south of Fayetteville.
Sight-Seeing Passenger Train Collides With Freight Train In Arkansas, 5 Critically Injured
Looking at the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad schedule, it appears the crash involved the train that runs from Springdale to Van Buren. The train leaves the Springdale station at 8:00am and travels to Van Buren and back. The description of the excursion says that passengers get an eight-hour excursion through the Boston Mountains.
A tourist train carrying 50 people on a fall foliage tour collided with a freight train. 37 people walked away from the accident, and 5 people sustained critical injuries. Investigators are heading to the scene to determine the cause and details of the crash.
Type: Train Accident
City:
Winslow, ARCounty:
Washington County, AR
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