THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING
MBTA spokesman Joseph Pesaturo said the train was traveling at the posted speed of 40 miles an hour when the engineer saw the truck and the driver and applied the emergency brake.

Riders are told, 'Hold on!' as braking train hits trailer

Engineer hailed in Franklin crash

By John R. Ellement and Mac Daniel
Globe Staff / October 24, 2006

E-mail this article

Invalid E-mail address
Invalid E-mail address

Sending your article

Your article has been sent.

Text size +

FRANKLIN -- A truck driver frantically waved at an oncoming MBTA commuter train yesterday morning, trying to warn the train crew that his flatbed trailer was stuck at a railroad crossing, authorities and passenger s said. (Full article: 636 words)

This article is available in our archives:

Globe Subscribers

FREE for subscribers

Subscribers to the Boston Globe get unlimited access to our archives.

Not a subscriber?

Non-Subscribers

Purchase an electronic copy of the full article. Learn More

  • $4.95 1 article
  • $9.95 4 articles
  • $25.95 Monthly

Connect with Boston.com

Twitter Follow us on @BostonUpdate, other Twitter accounts