READ IT IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Federal brief says train sped up to 21 MPH, then braked at last second

HOBOKEN — Federal authorities investigating last Thursday’s fatal train crash in the Erie Lackawanna Train Terminal in Hoboken said Thursday that a data recorder salvaged from the trash indicated that the train’s speed began increasing from 8 miles per hour to 21 miles per hour starting 38 seconds before slamming into the end of the rail line in Hoboken. The train’s emergency brake was applied only during the last second, a press release from the National Transportation Safety Board said.
To get the full impact of the release, it’s best to read it in its entirety, so we have posted a screenshot here. Click to make it bigger.
A local mom, Fabiola de Kroon, was killed by debris falling in the crash.
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