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Union Pacific: Signalman saw problem on track just before fatal July 4 train derailment

July 17, 2012

Dozens of Glenview and Northbrook residents urged Union Pacific Railroad officials to improve bridge safety at Shermer Road and reduce train speeds on hot days, while UP officials say an employee did see a problem with a rail before the derailment that killed a Glenview couple. "Many of these issues you cannot detect because they actually grow and happen underneath the passing train," a...

Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20120716/news/707169680/
 
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