The Nation - News from May 8, 1986
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A train packed with commuters slammed into a freight train in the morning fog at Boston, injuring 200 people as passengers were hurled through the cars seconds after the conductor yelled: “Brace yourselves.” Although most suffered only cuts and bruises in the crash of the four-car commuter train from Framingham, about five people were seriously hurt. Witnesses said the commuter train, which was carrying about 550 people, managed to slow down just before hitting the halted freight train. Safety officials were investigating.
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