Authorities: Engineer texting on day of Calif. train wreck
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. authorities investigating why a commuter train engineer ran through a red signal and into an oncoming freight train have confirmed that he was text messaging while working on the day of the fatal collision.
The California Public Utilities Commission, meanwhile, was scheduled to vote Thursday on a proposed emergency order banning the use of cellphones while operating a train. Commission President Michael R. Peevey, who is seeking the order, said some railroads have such policies but they're widely ignored.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
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