Federal investigators say a momentary slip at a warning signal led to a low-speed but jarring collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a freight train in South New Memphis on Feb. 22. In a factual report released March 18, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the Amtrak train moved past a restricting signal and into the same block where an Illinois Central freight crew was switching. The two trains made contact, leaving two of the roughly 129 people on board and two railroad employees with non-critical injuries, according to the report.
What the NTSB found
According to Action News 5, which cites the NTSB factual report, investigators concluded that “shortly before the collision, the Amtrak train advanced past a restricting…..