Report says human error caused Minnesota train crash
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A Federal Railroad Administration report says human error caused the freight train collision and derailment near Dresbach last December.
The Dec. 17 crash derailed 26 cars, sent a locomotive into the Mississippi River and caused more than $1.5 million in damage. A conductor and engineer were taken to a hospital with injuries, treated and released.
The FRA report says a Canadian Pacific train didn't comply with a signal directing it to stop. It then slammed into a larger Canadian Pacific train.
The accident report also says drug and alcohol tests for each train's conductor and engineer were negative.
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Canadian Pacific spokesman Mike LoVecchio says the company is withholding comment until a full report is released.
The FRA says nationally, human errors were the leading cause of train crashes in 2008, with 36 percent of incidents.
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Information from: Winona Daily News
