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| Crashed NY Metro-North train was 'over speed limit' | Crashed NY Metro-North train was 'over speed limit' |
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| A train that crashed on Sunday in New York City was going 82mph (132 km/h) in a 30mph zone when it ran off the rails, investigators have said. | A train that crashed on Sunday in New York City was going 82mph (132 km/h) in a 30mph zone when it ran off the rails, investigators have said. |
| Four people were killed and more than 60 injured in New York's Bronx borough. | Four people were killed and more than 60 injured in New York's Bronx borough. |
| The Metro-North train from Poughkeepsie to New York City crashed about 07:30 local time (11:30 GMT) on a curve. | The Metro-North train from Poughkeepsie to New York City crashed about 07:30 local time (11:30 GMT) on a curve. |
| The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating whether a mechanical fault or human error led to the train's high speed. | The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating whether a mechanical fault or human error led to the train's high speed. |
| 'So many questions' | 'So many questions' |
| New York Senator Charles Schumer called the locomotive's speed "frightening" during a news conference on Monday. | New York Senator Charles Schumer called the locomotive's speed "frightening" during a news conference on Monday. |
| "The fact that it was going 82mph even before the curve raises so many questions, and it's scary," Mr Schumer said, adding that the rail line's tracks and signals appeared to have been in working order at the time of the accident. | "The fact that it was going 82mph even before the curve raises so many questions, and it's scary," Mr Schumer said, adding that the rail line's tracks and signals appeared to have been in working order at the time of the accident. |
| The train appeared to have been travelling over the speed limit even before it thundered into the curve where it crashed - the speed limit on the track approaching the curve is 70mph, officials said. | |
| NTSB board member Earl Weener said on Monday that investigators continue to study data from two event recorders recovered at the crash site, but could not yet determine what caused the accident. | |
| "The answer is, at this point in time we can't tell," he said when asked what led to the "initiating event" which caused the train to jump the tracks. | "The answer is, at this point in time we can't tell," he said when asked what led to the "initiating event" which caused the train to jump the tracks. |
| Mr Weener said the train had made nine stops prior to the derailment, and officials had not yet uncovered any brake problems. | Mr Weener said the train had made nine stops prior to the derailment, and officials had not yet uncovered any brake problems. |
| He said the train's brake pressure fell to zero just five seconds before the locomotive came to a complete stop after the crash. | |
| The train's brakes are held off by 120 pounds per square inch of pressure, he explained. When that pressure diminishes to zero, the brakes are fully engaged, he said. | |
| In addition, he said the locomotive's throttle went to idle six seconds before the train came to a stop after the crash. | |
| Authorities continue to question the train's engineer and three other crew members, and planned to transport the locomotive to a secure facility for further examination. | Authorities continue to question the train's engineer and three other crew members, and planned to transport the locomotive to a secure facility for further examination. |
| The engineer and assistant conductor were both injured in the crash. | |
| 'Spinal injury' | 'Spinal injury' |
| Officials have identified the deceased as Donna Smith, 54, James Lovell, 58, James Ferrari, 59, and Ahn Kisook, 35. Three of the dead were found outside the train, and one was found inside. | Officials have identified the deceased as Donna Smith, 54, James Lovell, 58, James Ferrari, 59, and Ahn Kisook, 35. Three of the dead were found outside the train, and one was found inside. |
| Of the 150 or so who were on board, 11 remain critically injured. | Of the 150 or so who were on board, 11 remain critically injured. |
| One man suffered a spinal cord injury that could leave him paralysed from the neck down, a doctor told CNN. | One man suffered a spinal cord injury that could leave him paralysed from the neck down, a doctor told CNN. |
| Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal said the accident, the fifth in little more than six months, "has raised very important and profound questions about safety and reliability at Metro-North," he said. "Riders are losing patience, and so are a lot of us as public officials." | Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal said the accident, the fifth in little more than six months, "has raised very important and profound questions about safety and reliability at Metro-North," he said. "Riders are losing patience, and so are a lot of us as public officials." |
| Some 26,000 weekday commuters on the route were warned to brace for crowded trains on the first morning after the derailment. | Some 26,000 weekday commuters on the route were warned to brace for crowded trains on the first morning after the derailment. |
| Train service south of Spuyten Duyvil, the station nearest the accident scene, has been "suspended until further notice", the train's operator Metro-North said on Monday morning. Buses were being provided to the New York subway system. | Train service south of Spuyten Duyvil, the station nearest the accident scene, has been "suspended until further notice", the train's operator Metro-North said on Monday morning. Buses were being provided to the New York subway system. |
| Metro-North serves commuters from New York City's northern suburbs. It is not part of the New York City subway system. | Metro-North serves commuters from New York City's northern suburbs. It is not part of the New York City subway system. |
| The accident was the second passenger train derailment this year for Metro-North, which, until Sunday, had never experienced a passenger death in an accident in its 31-year history. | The accident was the second passenger train derailment this year for Metro-North, which, until Sunday, had never experienced a passenger death in an accident in its 31-year history. |
| On 17 May, an eastbound train derailed in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was struck by a westbound train. The crash injured 73 passengers, two engineers and a conductor. | On 17 May, an eastbound train derailed in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was struck by a westbound train. The crash injured 73 passengers, two engineers and a conductor. |
| Eleven days later, a track foreman was struck and killed by a train in West Haven, Connecticut. | Eleven days later, a track foreman was struck and killed by a train in West Haven, Connecticut. |
| A freight train derailed near the same location as Sunday's accident in July, damaging about 1,500ft (457m) of track. No-one was hurt. | A freight train derailed near the same location as Sunday's accident in July, damaging about 1,500ft (457m) of track. No-one was hurt. |
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