A reversed switch caused the Amtrak train to derail near Niles on Sunday, injuring seven passengers and disrupting service on the state's west side, transportation officials said Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which launched an investigation, released more information about Amtrak train 350 that was headed from Chicago to Pontiac.
The NTSB found the train had a green signal, allowing it to proceed at maximum speed as it traveled about two miles east of Niles, near the Indiana border, around 10:10 a.m. Sunday. But a switch leading off the main track just beyond the signal was reversed, moving the train into a rail yard instead of the main track it was on.
A derailing device was installed between the yard track and the main track. The passenger train dislodged the device, the report said, but derailed about 290 feet beyond the switch, continued on the yard track and stopped with all cars upright.
By Mark Hicks
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