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July 25, 2017

Rail design led to deadly NY crash

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. official says federal investigators have concluded that an unusual rail design contributed to the death toll in a fiery commuter rail crash that killed six people in a New York City suburb in 2015.

The official says about 340 feet of electrified rail pierced a Metro-North Railroad train after it struck an SUV at a crossing in Valhalla, New York. The official wasn't authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.


 
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