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(Source: Associated Press, June 14, 2012)

DES MOINES, Iowa — A misaligned switch leading into a rail yard caused a freight train to slam into some empty train cars in Bettendorf, Iowa, killing the conductor and engineer, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

Killed in the crash were BLET members Andrew R. Reed, 27, and Joshua M. Osborn, 27.

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