1996 Maryland train collision
Fatal train crash in the United States
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On February 16, 1996, a MARC commuter train collided with Amtrak's Capitol Limited passenger train in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, killing three crew and eight passengers on the MARC train; a further eleven passengers on the same train and fifteen passengers and crew on the Capitol Limited were injured. Total damage was estimated at $7.5 million.
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the crew of the MARC train had, for unknown reasons, failed to obey the indication of an approach signal which they had passed before a station stop, and as a consequence, could not slow down in time after encountering a stop signal.
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