oken . ▁Train ▁# 1 2 5 4 ▁continued ▁to ▁slow ▁until ▁about ▁ 7 1 ▁feet ▁before ▁the ▁stop ▁indic ation ▁signal , ▁the ▁engineer ▁then ▁acceler ated ▁the ▁train ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁m ph ▁past ▁the ▁red ▁signal ▁light . ▁Short ly ▁after ward ▁the ▁train ▁went ▁into ▁emer gency ▁bra king ▁after ▁the ▁engineer ▁realized ▁his ▁mistake . ▁Several ▁moments ▁earlier , ▁Train ▁# 1 1 0 7 ▁had ▁been ▁shown ▁a ▁clear ▁signal ▁and ▁was ▁approaching ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁Ber gen ▁J unction ▁at ▁ 5 3 ▁m ph , ▁the ▁track ▁speed ▁for ▁that ▁section ▁was ▁ 6 0 ▁m ph . ▁Train ▁# 1 2 5 4 ▁was ▁moving ▁at ▁ 1 8 ▁m ph ▁when ▁the ▁collision ▁occurred , ▁passenger ▁accounts ▁on ▁Train ▁# 1 2 5 4 ▁describe ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁bra kes ▁and ▁the ▁bl aring ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁horn ▁moments ▁before ▁the ▁collision . ▁ ▁Cab ▁Car ▁# 5 1 4 6 ▁was ▁ri pped ▁open ▁in ▁the ▁collision , ▁killing ▁the ▁engineer ▁John ▁J . ▁De C urt is , ▁and ▁Arthur ▁David ▁Stern , ▁a ▁passenger ▁ab o ard ▁train ▁# 1 2 5 4 . ▁Lo comot ive ▁# 4 1 4 8 ' s ▁roof ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁cab ▁on ▁impact ▁thereby ▁killing ▁Engine er ▁Alfonso ▁Deb on is ▁instantly . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁ 1 6 2 ▁passengers ▁were ▁injured . ▁ ▁F atal ities ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁three ▁fatal ities :