NTSB releases first report on November Yellow Line train crash – NBC …

The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary findings Tuesday, detailing the moments that led to a harrowing crash involving a Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line train last month, which left dozens of people injured.

The report details some of the first insights behind the November crash, which involved a CTA Yellow Line and snow removal equipment and ultimately left 38 people wounded, but does not reveal an exact cause of the crash, though an investigation remains ongoing.

According to the findings, the southbound Yellow Line passenger train collided with the snow removal machine around 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 16.

At the time of the crash, the sun was out, conditions were clear and there was no precipitation, the report said.

The track the train was operating one was considered a “double main track” and the location of the accident has a signal system that operates with a stopping distance of 1,780 feet or less. The maximum allowed train…