NTSB: Train Was Traveling Under 70 Mph Speed Limit

The National Transportation Safety Board says the train that crashed into a flatbed trailer carrying wounded veterans was traveling below the 70 mph speed limit. Mark Rosekind with the NTSB said at a late Friday afternoon news conference that the Union Pacific train was going 62 mph in a 70 mph zone, based on track image recorders. Four veterans were killed and 16 people were injured Thursday when the train struck the tractor-trailer that was towing the float. Rosekind also said...Full Story