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Published on Thursday, October 02, 2008
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
Federal regulators issued an emergency order Thursday banning use of cell phones and other electronic devices by rail workers, a day after investigators said a commuter-train engineer was text-messaging moments before the deadly Sept. 12 crash in Chatsworth.
Violators could be fined or removed from their jobs under the Federal Railroad Administration rule, which comes as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates why Metrolink engineer Robert Sanchez ran through a red light and into a freight train, killing 25 people.
A report released Wednesday by the NTSB on the timing of the messages appears to rule out that he was unconscious at the time but could show that Sanchez was distracted at the time of the crash, experts said.
NTSB investigators have found no indication of mechanical error, signal malfunction or problems with the track.
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