Speed a probable factor in derailment

YONKERS The lead investigator looking into the fatal Bronx train derailment said Monday afternoon that the seven-car passenger train was traveling at 82 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone seconds before it entered the sharp turn and derailed at Spuyten Duyvil early Sunday morning.



via Yonkers Newswire http://www.empirestatenews.net/News2013/20131203-1.htm