tracks, signals, dispatch, and switches are all owned and run by CSX. Looks like one of those trains wasn’t on the track it was supposed to be on and thats all on CSX.
So the CSX train was on a side track, unmanned. My guess is that when CSX pulled a switch to move their train there they didn’t put it back. The problem is that would have been blatantly obvious on their dispatch board so I’m looking at either a severe human neglect or a signal failure.
It’s probably all on CSX unless Amtrak didn’t inform them of...something.
I rode this train once from Florida to Washington DC for Reagan’s funeral. They told us the Amtrak train has the highest priority for the use of the tracks - as long as it maintains its schedule. We were 8 hours late and had to be shunted off the mainline numerous times to let a freight train go by because we were late, which made us even later.
Right. From the pictures you can see that the rail cars are those automobile transport type cars. There is a vehicle storage facility (Hansen and Adkins) right at the accident site where these rail cars are loaded or off loaded. Someone on the freight side forgot to get permission to access the main line. Maybe the 2 fatalities are the guys up front in the engine. Prayers for all involved.