A fractured section of rail was under study yesterday as a likely cause of the Metro-North Railroad collision in Bridgeport, Conn., that injured 72 and stopped service on the New Haven line, investigators said.
The broken rail is of substantial interest, said National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener.
But Weener wouldn’t speculate on the cause of the derailment and emphasized that the investigation is in its early stages.
Federal investigators have begun picking through the wreckage.
No one died in the collision in Bridgeport, but at least two injured passengers remained in critical condition yesterday.
Service between South Norwalk and New Haven is suspended until further notice. Metro-North officials said restoring service on the line could take “well into next week.”
About 700 people were on the trains that collided.