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NTSB to wait weeks before issuing preliminary report in fatal Woburn train crash
By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff
Investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board will review data and records from the dispatch center over the next several weeks before issuing a preliminary report about the fatal commuter rail accident that killed two rail workers this week in Woburn.
Ted Turpin, the lead NTSB investigator in the case, flew back to California today to review the data and plans to return for more interviews.
Two rail workers with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad were killed and four others injured Tuesday when a Boston-bound commuter rail slammed into them at 60 mph. Turpin has said the investigation is focusing on human error.
The dispatcher in charge of securing the work zone has been placed on administrative leave and is refusing to be interviewed by investigators. The probe is also examining if the work crew failed to place a metal shunt on the tracks that would have alerted the passing train crew that the tracks ahead were occupied.
