1997 Kanglong train crash

The  was one of the worst track wrecks in Tsengian history by death toll. It occurred when a crowded local passenger train collided with a tanker truck in Kanglong District, Tseng City. 120 people were killed in the wreck while 50 were injured.

Train
The local passenger train was a regular route between Tseng City and Hillsborough, one of the busiest train routes in Tseng. On December 19, 1997, during the Christmas holiday season, it left Minzhu Station in Minzhu District, Tseng City, with 170 passengers and crew members.

The train was pulled by locomotive #7101 Peng Xia, an engine built in 1985 by  licensee  in,.

Accident
At 4:55 PM, engineer Marcos Zhang (張馬科斯) observed a EKOE tanker truck stalled on the incoming level crossing. When he realized the truck was stalled, he engaged the train's emergency brake. However, the train was traveling at 65 mph (105 km/h), the locomotive's top speed, and was unable to stop in time.

The train hit the tanker truck, causing a derailment and a explosion. Locomotive #7101 was caught up in the blast and derailed, coming to rest in a ditch. Both engineer Zhang and his assistant Yu Guotai (于國泰) died at their posts. The tanker truck's driver, Wang Junpei (王俊佩), died as well.

Aftermath
The first anniversary ceremonies were held on December 19, 1998. Engine #7101 and four passenger coaches were salvaged and rebuilt, with #7101 being rebuilt at EMD's local plant at Pushan. The skyline of Kanglong District was added to the locomotive's paint scheme as a memorial. The rebuilt locomotive and carriages returned to Kanglong on December 19, 2001, and every year since, to take part in a religious ceremony and a memorial service, held to remember those who lost their lives.

TNR still operates a Tseng City-Hillsborough service that goes through Kanglong District, but it does not pass through the railroad crossing that the accident occurred at. The train still often employs the same guard, Song Yeow, who was on the train and survived the wreck.

EKOE paid a fine of 6 million tsengyuan as compensation for the incident, and donated money towards the construction of the memorial for the incident.