The Remains Of Two Missing Crew In BNSF Train Collision Have Been Found, One Crew Member Still Missing

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Two BNSF Railway freight trains collided Tuesday near the Texas town of Panhandle. Each train carried two crew members; one man jumped from his train before the crash and suffered injuries, while the other three were missing Tuesday night and part of Wednesday. One of those three is still missing, but two of the other men have been found Wednesday. BNSF Railway spokesman Joe Faust disclosed the discovery of the remains Wednesday afternoon. The speed of the trains when they collided is still undetermined, but the speed limit in that area is 70 mph, and it's also unclear how the trains ended up on the same track. The trains were hauling a variety of consumer goods. There is a 2018 federal deadline to adopt technology, called positive train control or PTC, that uses tech like GPS to monitor trains and automatically slow or stop those in danger of colliding. BNSF has promised to meet that deadline, while at least three other freight railroads have said they'll need until the year 2020. The worker who jumped from his train is in stable condition.
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