Speed likely contributed to an MBTA Green Line derailment in Cambridge, Massachusetts, NTSB reports.
Investigators say the train was traveling 36 mph in a 10 mph zone when it crossed through a double red signal, a signal to stop, and reached a switch where the derailment occurredin Cambridge, Massachusetts, that injured several people and snagged service for days at the beginning of the month, according to the preliminary investigative report released Wednesday.MBTA officials initially said that they believed the derailment was a"human error issue" and not a track issue.
When the train hit that switch, the leading frame went straight, but the next two took the diverting track and derailed.
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