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MBTA: Report Confirms Operator at Fault for Runaway Train
Source: Associated Press
MBTA: Report Confirms Operator at Fault for Runaway Train
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — Mar 1, 2016, 6:52 PM ET
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says a final report on a runaway train confirms the train's operator tied a cord around the throttle and forgot to set the emergency brake.
The report released Tuesday by the MBTA and the Public Utilities Department confirms what officials had suggested caused the Dec. 10 incident.
The driverless train carrying about 50 passengers left the Braintree station and rumbled through several stops.
Transit workers stopped it by cutting power to the rails. No passengers were injured.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — Mar 1, 2016, 6:52 PM ET
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says a final report on a runaway train confirms the train's operator tied a cord around the throttle and forgot to set the emergency brake.
The report released Tuesday by the MBTA and the Public Utilities Department confirms what officials had suggested caused the Dec. 10 incident.
The driverless train carrying about 50 passengers left the Braintree station and rumbled through several stops.
Transit workers stopped it by cutting power to the rails. No passengers were injured.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/mbta-report-confirms-operator-fault-runaway-train-37320742