NTSB releases report on Union Pacific conductor fatality

NTSB releases report on Union Pacific conductor fatality

By | July 2, 2025

The conductor, who was inexperienced and unfamiliar with Proviso Yard outside Chicago, was killed in a collision while riding a shove move

Aerial view of scene of fatal accident at Chicago-area rail yard

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