One of the things they're most interested in is finding out why the positive train control - a system that's designed to prevent accidents like this one - didn't work.
SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- New details are emerging Friday after federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board touched down in San Bruno.commuter train crashed into a equipment left out on the tracks, including a crane, used to install electrification lines overhead.
The team was seen combing every inch of a crash scene Friday, saying they'll be here for the next several days collecting evidence on scene and launching a thorough investigation.The biggest question for investigators -- Why was the equipment sitting on the tracks during the late morning commute? They want to find out why the positive train control, a system that's designed to prevent accidents like this one, didn't work.
But,"We can confirm that positive train control was on and active on the accident train at the time and day of the accident," said John Manutes, the person leading the investigation for the NTSB. Thursday's collision caused a fire which injured 13 passengers, sending five to the hospital including two Caltrain employees. None of the injuries are life-threatening.
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