High speed caused Via train crash in Burlington

Posted March 1, 2012 7:36 pm.

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Lead investigator Tom Griffith said the train was switching tracks at around 67 m.p.h. (108 km/h) although the maximum authorized speed at that crossover is 15 m.p.h. (24 km/h).

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