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FRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment
S3 · 09 Oct 2015 · Sperry Rail Service · Mount Carbon, WV, USA
Record
| Company | Sperry Rail Service |
| Industry | Rail suppliers |
| Type(s) | regulatory |
| Date | 09 Oct 2015 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Mount Carbon, WV, USA · Mount Carbon derailment site |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | 1 enforcement action, $25,000 fine |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Cited source on file; not independently re-verified |
Summary
The Federal Railroad Administration fined Sperry Rail Service $25,000 (and CSX $25,000) after determining the Feb 2015 Mount Carbon, WV derailment was preventable, because Sperry's inspection equipment had flagged the rail flaw twice without the operator confirming it with a follow-up visual or hand test.
Primary source
Publisher: Transport Topics · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
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| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Oct 2015 | FRA fines Sperry Rail Service over missed rail defect before Mount Carbon derailment | Transport Topics | Transport Topics |
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