YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) - The National Transportation Safety Board says a
train that derailed in New York City was traveling 82 mph as it
approached 30 mph zone.
The Metro-North Railroad commuter
train jumped the tracks Sunday morning along a sharp curve where the
speed limit drops from 70 mph to 30 mph. Four passengers died.
National
Transportation Safety Board investigators on Monday mined the train's
data recorders, shedding light on such things as the train's speed and
the use of its brakes. It says it's not aware of any problem with the
train's brakes.
The investigators have also sought to
question the engineer and conductor for clues. The rail employees union
says engineer William Rockefeller was injured in the wreck and is
cooperating with investigators.
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NEW YORK (AP) - A member of the National Transportation Safety Board
says investigators plan to conduct interviews Monday or Tuesday with the
engineer and conductor of the train involved in a fatal derailment in
New York City.
The crash Sunday killed four people and injured more than 60 others.
The
NTSB's Earl Weener said Monday at the crash site that a second data
recorder was found in the train's front car and has been sent to
Washington for analysis.
Weener said investigators are
looking for information on the speed of the train, how the brakes were
applied and the throttle setting.
The other recorder was found earlier in the rear locomotive.
Weener
says they've already had some success in retrieving data. But the
information has to be validated before it's made public.
