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31. Witnesses report 'issues' at crossing in Amtrak accident, NTSB says

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Fri Feb 2, 2018, 10:16 AM

Feb 2018

Source: ABC News

Witnesses report 'issues' at crossing in Amtrak accident, NTSB says

By ERIN DOOLEY • Feb 1, 2018, 6:10 PM ET

Witnesses interviewed by the NTSB reported "issues" at the grade crossing where an Amtrak train carrying GOP lawmakers slammed into a garbage truck near Charlottesville, Virginia, NTSB officials confirmed today.

In the days leading up to the crash -- which killed one person and injured at least six -- the gates "weren't working right," a neighbor told ABC News. The gates would sometimes block the crossing for hours, even when a train was nowhere in sight, he said.

Buckingham Branch Railroad, the company responsible for track and signal maintenance, declined to comment on alleged malfunctions.

The NTSB hopes information from the lead locomotive's forward-facing camera, which has been transported to Washington, D.C., for download and evaluation, will shed light on what occurred at the crossing Wednesday.

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