


The report, which runs 113 pages and is accessible on the NTSB website, includes detailed descriptions of the derailment and its aftermath, as well as 15 recommendations for safety improvements. The NTSB's investigation into the incident was complete for nearly a year before the board was able to convene and issue a final report on the derailment, thus officially closing the case. on a June 19, 2009, freight train derailment in Cherry Valley that killed a Rockford woman.Ī Canadian National train carrying more than 2 million gallons of ethanol derailed as it crossed South Mulford Road on the Rockford/Cherry Valley border, sparking a massive fire that burned for nearly a day.

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report and 15 safety recommendations after meeting in February in Washington D.C.
