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| Boston runaway train 'tampered with' | Boston runaway train 'tampered with' |
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| A Boston subway train which left its station without a driver and travelled to four other stations was tampered with, say officials. | A Boston subway train which left its station without a driver and travelled to four other stations was tampered with, say officials. |
| Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said "somebody who knew what they were doing" was involved. | Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said "somebody who knew what they were doing" was involved. |
| The train, which was heading towards central Boston, was carrying 50 people, none of whom were hurt. | The train, which was heading towards central Boston, was carrying 50 people, none of whom were hurt. |
| The train operator was mildly injured because the train brushed him as it began to move. | The train operator was mildly injured because the train brushed him as it began to move. |
| Mr Baker told Boston's Herald Radio that officials have not determined whether the tampering was "negligence versus something else". | Mr Baker told Boston's Herald Radio that officials have not determined whether the tampering was "negligence versus something else". |
| Officials found that a safety device meant to prevent the rail cars from operating without a driver was altered. | Officials found that a safety device meant to prevent the rail cars from operating without a driver was altered. |
| Mr Baker said it was an "isolated" incident. | |
| The Red Line train left its southernmost station early on Thursday morning, travelling north towards Boston for four stops, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) said. | |
| Authorities eventually shut off the train by cutting off power from an electrified third rail. | Authorities eventually shut off the train by cutting off power from an electrified third rail. |
| Fernanda Daly, who was on the train, told the AP News Agency things seemed normal until the lights went on and the train slowed down. | Fernanda Daly, who was on the train, told the AP News Agency things seemed normal until the lights went on and the train slowed down. |
| "The people who were on the first car were trying to knock on the door of the conductor and that's when we discovered no one was there," she said. | "The people who were on the first car were trying to knock on the door of the conductor and that's when we discovered no one was there," she said. |
| Karrie Mohammed told the Boston Globe that she and other passengers pushed their way to the front of the train to the conductor's office to find no one was there. | Karrie Mohammed told the Boston Globe that she and other passengers pushed their way to the front of the train to the conductor's office to find no one was there. |
| She called the experience "frightening". | She called the experience "frightening". |
| Authorities are interviewing passengers who were on the train. | Authorities are interviewing passengers who were on the train. |
| Boston's FBI office is in talks with transit police about the incident. | Boston's FBI office is in talks with transit police about the incident. |