Review of the train event recorder showed that the " Night Owl " had exceeded the maximum authorized speed of, apparently to make up lost time between New Haven and Boston.
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"We have initial, preliminary information from the event recorder on the engine which indicates that the horn was sounding and the bells were continuously sounding as the train approached the crossing,"
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The trains are fitted with an event recorder which can withstand high levels of temperature and impact and the wheels have flange lubrication system for less noise and better riding comfort.
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Commenting on the accident, an editorial in the " The Times " of London called for clockwork event recorders to be carried in locked boxes on all trains in the United Kingdom.
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-investigation of railtrack, safety equipment, communications equipment, organizations, drivers and their education, rescue organizations, event recorders, voice recorders ( emergency dispatch center, rescue organizations ), regulations, recommendations, police investigation and other investigations
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The train's event recorder indicated that the train entered the curve at and was travelling at at the moment it derailed, which investigators have determined to be a result of centrifugal forces.
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Trains, like airplanes, have black-box event recorders, but records show that railroads have a spotty history of keeping them in working order and have sometimes lost or erased their information after crashes.
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In addition, three locomotives involved in the crash each had their own " event recorders, " which are similar to the " black boxes " on airplanes that record crucial data for later analysis.
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In 1969, just two years after its inception by Congress, the National Transportation Safety Board began a campaign to require event recorders on all trains on main routes, just as it does on airplanes.
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Although many trains had carried black-box event recorders to monitor crew behavior, records showed that without federal rules, railroads taped over data, incorrectly recorded information from the recorders, lost data or even lost the recorder itself.
