{"id":12857,"date":"2016-10-03T04:47:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T04:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=12857"},"modified":"2016-10-03T04:51:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T04:51:02","slug":"data-recorder-in-hoboken-train-crash-didnt-work-ntsb-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/data-recorder-in-hoboken-train-crash-didnt-work-ntsb-says.html","title":{"rendered":"Data recorder in Hoboken train crash didn’t work, NTSB says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data recorder in Hoboken train crash didn’t work, NTSB says<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Data recorder in Hoboken train crash didn’t work, NTSB says<\/strong> : (CNN) A data recorder that could have helped investigators answer why a New Jersey Transit train crashed in Hoboken last week was not working, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, the event recorder was not functioning during this trip,” NTSB Vice Chairman Bella Dinh-Zarr said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Investigators said the data recorder was over 20 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n

The NTSB is looking for a second data recorder from a newer passenger car.<\/span><\/p>\n

The recorder could provide information on the train’s speed, use of brakes and throttle position.<\/span><\/p>\n

The train’s engineer, identified as Thomas Gallagher, told NTSB investigators the train entered the Hoboken station at 10 mph.<\/span><\/p>\n

Witnesses have said the train was speeding as it entered the station instead of slowing down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gallagher also told investigators he felt fully rested the day of the accident, and that his cell phone was stored and turned off, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The investigation continues<\/span><\/p>\n

New Jersey Transit was under audit by the Federal Railroad Administration months before last week’s deadly crash, a source with direct knowledge confirmed to CNN. The source said the audit was due to safety concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the safety violations that sparked the FRA audit included “running through switches” and “yard operations,” according to the source.<\/span><\/p>\n

Running through switches means the train would travel in a direction the switch on the train tracks weren’t set for.<\/span><\/p>\n

Investigators looking into last week’s crash have recreated the accident route and found no track signal issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

They have also documented the space using a drone — a first for a rail accident, according to the NTSB. However, security videos, photos and 3-D models have so far provided no substantial insights.<\/span><\/p>\n

The investigation also involves a look at possible environmental factors that could have caused the crash.<\/span>
\nThursday’s accident happened during the height of morning rush hour, killing a woman waiting on the platform and injuring more than 100 others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source<\/strong> : http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/10\/02\/us\/new-jersey-transit-crash-data-recorder\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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