Rail accident

Newton, Massachusetts train collision

28 May 2008 · 42.33° N, 71.24° W

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When
28 May 2008
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
42.33° N, 71.24° W
Description
2008 train collision in Newton, Massachusetts
Deaths
1

2008 Massachusetts train collision

2008 train collision in Newton, Massachusetts

On May 28, 2008, shortly before 6 p.m., two westbound MBTA trains collided on the Green Line D branch between Woodland and Waban stations, behind 56 Dorset Road in Newton, Massachusetts. While investigators examined reports of possible use of a cell phone by one of the train operators, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the operator of the rear train, Terrese Edmonds, had not been using her ce…

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