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    NTSB Preliminary Report Does Not Cite Cause of Hoboken Train Crash

    By Michael Barasch

    On Thursday, October 13, the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the September 29 crash of a New Jersey Transit train at the Hoboken terminal that killed 34-year-old Fabiola Bittar de Kroon and injured 108 others. The report does not cite a reason for the crash. The NTSB’s report does confirm the […]

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    Deadly 2015 Amtrak Crash Caused by Human Error?

    By Michael Barasch

    On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight people and injuring more than 200 others. The train from Washington to New York had been traveling at 106 mph, along a curve designed for speeds of up to 50 mph and jumped the track shortly after 9 p.m. On Monday, February 1, […]

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