NTSB TO MEET ON ACCIDENT INVOLVING MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUTER TRAIN AND TRACK MAINTENANCE VEHICLE

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                       NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

March 13, 2008

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NTSB TO MEET ON ACCIDENT INVOLVING MASSACHUSETTS BAY 
COMMUTER TRAIN AND TRACK MAINTENANCE VEHICLE 


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Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board 
will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 
at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 
L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. 

The Board will consider a final report on the collision of a 
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority train and a track 
maintenance truck near Woburn, Massachusetts.
    
On Tuesday, January 9, 2007, passenger train 322, operated 
by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad, struck a track 
maintenance vehicle.  The train engineer, operating the 
southbound train, had a clear signal indication as he exited 
a curve at 62 mph.  When he saw the track maintenance 
vehicle, the engineer initiated emergency braking.  The 
train speed had decreased to 44 mph when the collision 
occurred.  Two of the six maintenance employees were killed 
and two seriously injured  

Directions to the Board Room: Front door is located on Lower 
10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit 
L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D streets escalator, walk 
through shopping mall and at CVS store take the escalator 
down one level. The Board Room will be to the left.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be 
available on the Board's web site at www.ntsb.gov. Technical 
support details are available under "Board Meetings." To 
report any problems, please call (703) 993- 3100 and ask for 
Webcast Technical Support.

Media Contact: Terry N. Williams (202) 314-6100
                                        williat@xxxxxxxx




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