UTC Case Docket Details

Docket Number 171201

Case Docket Details Table
Docket Number TR-171201
Advice
Company National Railroad Passenger Corporation
DBA
Filing Type Staff Investigation
Industry (Code) Railroad (210)
Status Closed
Lead Staff Hunter, Kathy (UTC)
Filed Date 12/20/2017
Effective Date N/A
Summary December 18, 2017, 0733 hours, an Amtrak passenger train on Sound Transit owned tracks derailed in Pierce County. The derailment resulted in both injuries and fatalities. The railroad milepost is 19.86.

Event History

  • 11/18/2020 -- Close (This docket can be closed. UTC did not investigate, since the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) completed an extensive investigation.)
  • 11/18/2020 -- Closed
  • 12/21/2017 -- Open (Docketed per e-mail request of Lori Halstead.)