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Two wrecked trains." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Silver_Spring_collision_aerial.png/300px-Silver_Spring_collision_aerial.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="408" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Silver_Spring_collision_aerial.png/450px-Silver_Spring_collision_aerial.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Silver_Spring_collision_aerial.png/600px-Silver_Spring_collision_aerial.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1361" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding:0.35em 0.35em 0.25em;line-height:1.25em;">Aerial photograph of the collision. The MARC commuter train is on the left, and the <i>Capitol Limited</i> is on the right.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">February 16, 1996<span class="noprint">; 29 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1996-02-16</span>)</span> <br />5:39 pm</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland" title="Silver Spring, Maryland">Silver Spring, Maryland</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=1996_Maryland_train_collision&params=39.0008_N_77.0423_W_region:US-MD_type:event"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°00′03″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°02′32″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.0008°N 77.0423°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.0008; -77.0423</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MARC_Train" title="MARC Train">MARC</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incident type</th><td class="infobox-data">Collision</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Signal_passed_at_danger" title="Signal passed at danger">Signal passed at danger</a> due to driver error of the MARC train, having forgotten to comply with the requirements of an approach signal.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trains</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data">184</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deaths</th><td class="infobox-data">11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Injured</th><td class="infobox-data">26</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On February 16, 1996, a <a href="/wiki/MARC_Train" title="MARC Train">MARC commuter train</a> collided with <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Limited_(Amtrak_train)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capitol Limited (Amtrak train)">Capitol Limited</a></i> passenger train in <a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland" title="Silver Spring, Maryland">Silver Spring, Maryland</a>, United States, killing three crew and eight passengers on the MARC train; a further eleven passengers on the same train and fifteen passengers and crew on the <i>Capitol Limited</i> were injured. Total damage was estimated at $7.5 million. </p><p>An investigation by the <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board</a> (NTSB) found that the crew of the MARC train had forgotten the indication of an <a href="/wiki/Approach_signal" class="mw-redirect" title="Approach signal">approach signal</a> which they had passed before a station stop, and as a consequence, could not slow down in time after encountering a stop signal. </p><p>The crash led to the creation of comprehensive federal rules for passenger car design, the first in the history of passenger service in the U.S.,<sup id="cite_ref-wp19990511_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp19990511-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as changes to operating rules. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accident">Accident</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Maryland_train_collision&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Accident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Double-track_railway" title="Double-track railway">two-track railroad line</a> between <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_(MARC_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brunswick (MARC station)">Brunswick, Maryland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Washington,_D.C.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Station (Washington, D.C.)">Union Station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, is owned by <a href="/wiki/CSX_Transportation" title="CSX Transportation">CSX Transportation</a> (save for approaches to Union Station) and is known as the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Subdivision" title="Metropolitan Subdivision">Metropolitan Subdivision</a>. <a href="/wiki/MARC_Train" title="MARC Train">MARC</a> operates commuter services, known as the <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Line" title="Brunswick Line">Brunswick Line</a>, from Washington to Brunswick and points west. <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> operates the single daily <i><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Limited_(Amtrak_train)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capitol Limited (Amtrak train)">Capitol Limited</a></i>, a Washington–<a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> overnight train, over the route as well, though it makes fewer stops.<sup id="cite_ref-ett_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ett-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 22">: 22 </span></sup> </p><p>MARC No. 286 departed Brunswick at 4:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern time</a> on February 16, 1996, traveling eastbound. No. 286 was a Brunswick–Washington, D.C., <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">commuter train</a> with a scheduled arrival at Union Station of 5:30 pm. The <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board</a> (NTSB) described the conditions that day as a "blowing snowfall", with a 5-inch (130 mm) accumulation. At the time, CSX provided the operating crew for MARC commuter trains under contract to the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Transit_Administration" title="Maryland Transit Administration">Maryland Mass Transit Administration</a>; aboard were an <a href="/wiki/Railroad_engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Railroad engineer">engineer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conductor_(rail)" title="Conductor (rail)">conductor</a>, and assistant conductor.<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1">: 1 </span></sup> The train consisted of <a href="/wiki/GP39H-2" class="mw-redirect" title="GP39H-2">EMD GP39H-2</a> <a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">diesel locomotive</a> number 73, two passenger coaches, and cab <a href="/wiki/Control_car_(rail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Control car (rail)">control car</a> no. 7752. The train operated in <a href="/wiki/Push%E2%80%93pull_train" title="Push–pull train">push mode</a>, meaning that the locomotive was on the rear of the train, and the locomotive engineer controlled operations from the control car in the front.<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 6">: 6 </span></sup> MARC No. 286 had twenty passengers on board.<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1">: 1 </span></sup> </p><p>Amtrak No. 29, the <i>Capitol Limited</i>, departed Union Station at 5:25 pm, traveling westbound towards Chicago. That day the Amtrak train consisted of two diesel locomotives, an <a href="/wiki/EMD_F40PH" title="EMD F40PH">EMD F40PH</a>R, no. 255, leading and a <a href="/wiki/GE_Genesis#P40DC" title="GE Genesis">GE P40DC</a>, no. 811, trailing; six material handling cars; a <a href="/wiki/Baggage_car" class="mw-redirect" title="Baggage car">baggage car</a>; a <a href="/wiki/Superliner_(railcar)" title="Superliner (railcar)">Superliner</a> <a href="/wiki/Superliner_(railcar)#Transition_sleepers" title="Superliner (railcar)">transition sleeping car</a>; two Superliner <a href="/wiki/Sleeping_car" title="Sleeping car">sleeping cars</a>; a Superliner <a href="/wiki/Dining_car" title="Dining car">dining car</a>; a Superliner Sightseer Lounge car; two Superliner coaches; and a <a href="/wiki/Hi-Level" title="Hi-Level">Hi-Level</a> <a href="/wiki/Combine_car" title="Combine car">dormitory-coach</a>. The <i>Capitol Limited</i> had four crew, fourteen service personnel, and 164 passengers on board.<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1–6">: 1–6 </span></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner span:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent) img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner span:not(.skin-invert-image):not(.skin-invert):not(.bg-transparent) img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tleft"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Collision damage</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_Spring_collision_cab_car.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Railway car knocked off the tracks with its right side sheared off" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Silver_Spring_collision_cab_car.png/200px-Silver_Spring_collision_cab_car.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Silver_Spring_collision_cab_car.png/300px-Silver_Spring_collision_cab_car.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Silver_Spring_collision_cab_car.png/400px-Silver_Spring_collision_cab_car.png 2x" data-file-width="1403" data-file-height="925" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">MARC II cab control car #7752</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_Spring_collision_amtrak_locomotive.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Derailed diesel locomotive with significant damage in the front" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Silver_Spring_collision_amtrak_locomotive.png/200px-Silver_Spring_collision_amtrak_locomotive.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Silver_Spring_collision_amtrak_locomotive.png/300px-Silver_Spring_collision_amtrak_locomotive.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Silver_Spring_collision_amtrak_locomotive.png/400px-Silver_Spring_collision_amtrak_locomotive.png 2x" data-file-width="1125" data-file-height="892" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Amtrak EMD F40PHR No. 255</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The two tracks of the Metropolitan Subdivision are numbered 1 and 2. MARC No. 286 was on track 2, having made a <a href="/wiki/Flag_stop" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag stop">flag stop</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kensington_(MARC_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kensington (MARC station)">Kensington</a> to pick up two passengers. The <i>Capitol Limited</i> was also on track 2, having passed a stopped <a href="/wiki/Freight_train" title="Freight train">freight train</a> on track 1. Both trains were approaching Georgetown Junction, where the <i>Capitol Limited</i> was to switch to track 1. The signal protecting Georgetown Junction indicated "stop" on track 2, which would have the effect of stopping MARC No. 286 and permitting the <i>Capitol Limited</i> to change tracks. Before reaching Kensington, MARC No. 286 passed an approach signal. The purpose of that signal was to warn the train's crew that the next signal would be a stop signal and that maximum speed was restricted to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h). For reasons unknown, the crew of MARC No. 286 did not obey this restriction, and, after departing Kensington, the train reached 66 miles per hour (106 km/h) before the crew applied the emergency brakes. The <i>Capitol Limited</i> had reached Georgetown Junction and begun crossing over to track 1. MARC No. 286 struck the Amtrak train at approximately 38 miles per hour (61 km/h) at 5:39 pm.<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1–6">: 1–6 </span></sup> </p><p>All three crew members aboard the MARC train were killed, along with eight passengers. Twenty-six people were injured. The collision destroyed both MARC passenger cars, the control car, and one of the two Amtrak locomotives, EMD F40PHR No. 255. The <a href="/wiki/Railroad_switch" title="Railroad switch">turnouts</a> at Georgetown Junction were damaged and had to be replaced. The total property damage was estimated at $7.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 7–8">: 7–8 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigation">Investigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Maryland_train_collision&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Investigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1996_Silver_Spring,_Maryland,_train_collision_diagram.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Track diagram of the collision area" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1996_Silver_Spring%2C_Maryland%2C_train_collision_diagram.jpg/220px-1996_Silver_Spring%2C_Maryland%2C_train_collision_diagram.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="340" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1996_Silver_Spring%2C_Maryland%2C_train_collision_diagram.jpg/330px-1996_Silver_Spring%2C_Maryland%2C_train_collision_diagram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/1996_Silver_Spring%2C_Maryland%2C_train_collision_diagram.jpg/440px-1996_Silver_Spring%2C_Maryland%2C_train_collision_diagram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="853" data-file-height="1320" /></a><figcaption>Track diagram of the collision area</figcaption></figure> <p>It was clear from the outset that MARC No. 286 had not complied with the speed restrictions of the approach signal and consequently overran the stop signal, making the crash inevitable.<sup id="cite_ref-wp19960217_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp19960217-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deaths of all three MARC crew members in the collision meant that the reason for the failure would remain unknown; in its report, NTSB ascribed it to "the apparent failure of the engineer and the train crew because of multiple distractions to operate MARC train 286."<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: vii">: vii </span></sup> The focus of the investigators and the public shifted to safety systems that could have prevented the crash and the design of the commuter rail cars themselves. </p><p>One of the crew members and seven of the eight MARC passengers who died were killed not by the collision itself but by a fire that started when the exposed diesel fuel tanks on the Amtrak locomotive ruptured. Emergency responders were unable to open the doors of the lead passenger car. Passengers in other cars reported trying to break the window glass but being unable to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-tt19960220_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tt19960220-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NTSB found the existing emergency egress standards for passenger cars were inadequate and recommended multiple changes, including:<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 74–75">: 74–75 </span></sup> </p> <ul><li>that passenger cars be required to have "quick release" mechanisms for exterior doors</li> <li>that passenger car windows be removable in the event of an emergency</li> <li>that emergency exits be marked with "luminescent or retroreflective material"</li></ul> <p>Before the NTSB issued its report, MARC had taken steps in that direction, including installing more emergency windows, improving door release mechanisms, and improving emergency signage.<sup id="cite_ref-wp19960523_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp19960523-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Much criticism focused on the role of <a href="/wiki/Human_error" title="Human error">human error</a> in the collision; once the engineer had forgotten (or missed) the approach signal, there was no automatic system to prevent the collision.<sup id="cite_ref-wp19960220_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp19960220-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NTSB noted that had a <a href="/wiki/Positive_train_control" title="Positive train control">positive train control</a> system been in place on the Metropolitan Subdivision, the collision would have been less likely: the system would have detected MARC #286's unauthorized speed and stopped the train.<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 73">: 73 </span></sup> The NTSB also strongly criticized CSX and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Transit_Administration" title="Federal Transit Administration">Federal Transit Administration</a> for the removal of a signal between Kensington and Georgetown Junction as part of capacity improvements on the Metropolitan Subdivision. The NTSB argued that having this signal after Kensington would have reduced the likelihood of the sort of human error that caused the crash, and in the NTSB's view, CSX and the FTA did not properly assess the effects of removing the signal.<sup id="cite_ref-ntsb_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ntsb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 53–63">: 53–63 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Maryland_train_collision&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_front.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Gravestone showing the crew who died" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_front.jpg/170px-Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_front.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_front.jpg/255px-Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_front.jpg/340px-Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_front.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1932" data-file-height="2576" /></a><figcaption>Crew fatalities</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-right{float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-left{float:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-right{float:right;margin-left:1em}}</style><div class="stack mw-stack stack-right"><div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_back.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Gravestone showing the passengers who died" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_back.jpg/170px-Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_back.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_back.jpg/255px-Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_back.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_back.jpg/340px-Brunswick_train_crash_memorial_back.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1932" data-file-height="2576" /></a><figcaption>Passenger fatalities</figcaption></figure></div></div> <p>Following the accident, the engineer and conductor of the <i>Capitol Limited</i> filed lawsuits against Amtrak, CSX, and the state of Maryland for $103 million (1996 <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a>) alleging negligence<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (February 2021)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup>, singling out the removal of the signal between Kensington and Georgetown Junction and the operator error by the MARC engineer. Both men claimed that the injuries they sustained in the crash "prevent[ed] them from returning to work".<sup id="cite_ref-tbs19970401_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tbs19970401-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, responding to the crash, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Railroad_Administration" title="Federal Railroad Administration">Federal Railroad Administration</a> issued comprehensive rules for passenger car design, "the first ...in the 169-year history of rail passenger service". The new rules required new control cars and multiple units to be built to higher <a href="/wiki/Crashworthiness" title="Crashworthiness">crashworthiness</a> standards.<sup id="cite_ref-wp19990511_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp19990511-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1996_train_collision_memorial_Job_Corps_WV1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/1996_train_collision_memorial_Job_Corps_WV1.jpg/226px-1996_train_collision_memorial_Job_Corps_WV1.jpg" decoding="async" width="226" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/1996_train_collision_memorial_Job_Corps_WV1.jpg/339px-1996_train_collision_memorial_Job_Corps_WV1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/1996_train_collision_memorial_Job_Corps_WV1.jpg/452px-1996_train_collision_memorial_Job_Corps_WV1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3964" data-file-height="3290" /></a><figcaption>Memorial at the Harpers Ferry Job Corps Center</figcaption></figure> <p>Several memorials were erected to commemorate the dead. In Silver Spring, a plaque was placed on a bridge above the crash site. In Brunswick, a stone is engraved with the names and pictures of the three CSX crew members. Private donations paid for the stone.<sup id="cite_ref-wp19960922_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp19960922-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The eight passengers who died were all students at the <a href="/wiki/Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia" title="Harpers Ferry, West Virginia">Harpers Ferry</a> <a href="/wiki/Job_Corps" title="Job Corps">Job Corps</a> Center. Students there erected a memorial flanked by <a href="/wiki/Weeping_tree" title="Weeping tree">weeping</a> <a href="/wiki/Cherry" title="Cherry">cherry</a> trees.<sup id="cite_ref-cg20060217_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cg20060217-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> F40PHR 255 was taken to a yard for evidence, but it was eventually scrapped. MARC cab car 7752 was also scrapped and as well as the coaches. 811 was repaired and put back into service but was later put into storage and will likely never run again. MARC 73 was later returned to service and still operates today.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (February 2025)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Maryland_train_collision&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Maryland_train_collision" title="1987 Maryland train collision">1987 Maryland train collision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%BCsselsheim_train_disaster" title="Rüsselsheim train disaster">Rüsselsheim train disaster</a>, a similar accident that occurred in West Germany in 1990</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rail_accidents_(1990%E2%80%931999)" title="List of rail accidents (1990–1999)">List of rail accidents (1990–1999)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Maryland_train_collision&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-wp19990511-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wp19990511_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wp19990511_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPhillipsSipress1999" class="citation news cs1">Phillips, Don; 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