The Hoboken train in last week's crash sped up just seconds before it slammed into the New Jersey station last week, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people, said the NTSB.
The event recorder on the train reportedly showed it sped up approximately 38 seconds before the crash, said ABC News in reporting on the National Transportation Safety finding.
According to the recorder, the train was traveling at about 8 mph before the throttle was increased from idle to the No. 4 position, causing it to speed up to 21 mph. The throttle was set back to idle and the emergency brake was applied less than a second before the crash, ABC noted.
Video footage from cameras facing the front part of the train shows a “large flash” when the locomotive collided with a wall, said ABC affiliate ABC 7 Chicago.
Law enforcement officials said early tests indicated the train’s engineer, Thomas Gallagher, likely wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol when the accident occurred.
Gallagher, 48, told investigators that while he was fully rested the day of the accident and he has no memory of the crash, noted am NewYork.
During an interview with investigators, the 29-year NJ Transit veteran said he conducted several different procedures, including checking the train’s speedometer during the trip.
The NTSB was removing the crashed train from the terminal on Friday.
The terminal, which sees as many as 60,000 people a day, remained closed as the NTSB continues it investigation which is still in the fact-gathering phase, something that could take longer than a year.
NJ Transit has not commented on the new report.
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