NTSB determines cause of 2010 Lake County train crash
February 14, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle
The head-on collision between two ore trains north of Two Harbors that sent five workers to the hospital in 2010 was the result of crew error, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a determination released Tuesday. Continue Reading
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