Trains in Fatal Crash Mechanically OK
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From a Times Staff Writer
CORONA — Investigators have found no evidence of mechanical malfunctioning preceding the collision of two freight trains this week that killed four and injured two others, railroad and federal officials said.
Tests of the locomotives, the rail tracks and the elevated signals that warn railway workers of oncoming trains have indicated that the equipment functioned properly--apparently raising the possibility that Wednesday’s crash was caused by human error.
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