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Glacier Express derailment caused by human error

BERN, Switzerland - Walter Kobelt, the Swiss department of transport's lead investigator, gives an interview in Bern on Jan. 20, 2011. Kobelt's report says Swiss investigators have determined a Glacier Express accident in July 2010 that killed a 64-year-old Japanese woman and injured 42 other passengers was caused by human error.

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Swiss train shown to media after accident

BRIG, Switzerland - Broken windows on the fifth car of the Glacier Express tourist train are shown to the media in Brig, southern Switzerland, on July 26, 2010, after a fatal derailment.

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Swiss train shown to media after accident

BRIG, Switzerland - Wheels on the sixth car of the Glacier Express tourist train are shown to the media in Brig, southern Switzerland, on July 26, 2010, after a fatal derailment.

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Swiss train shown to media after accident

BRIG, Switzerland - The Glacier Express tourist train is shown to the media in Brig, southern Switzerland, on July 26, 2010, after a fatal derailment.

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Swiss Glacier Express resumes operation

VISP, Switzerland - A Glacier Express passenger train passes by a station in Visp, southern Swizterland, on July 25, 2010. The popular tourist train service resumed operation the same day, following a derailment accident in Valais on July 23 that killed a Japanese woman and injured around 40 people.

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Derailment of Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Officials inspect one of the Glacier Express carriages that came off the track in a deadly accident at Lax Station in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Recovery efforts are under way at the site where cars of the Glacier Express came off the track in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - One of the Glacier Express cars is seen derailed in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - One of the Glacier Express cars is seen derailed in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Recovery efforts are under way at the site where cars of the Glacier Express came off the track in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - One of the Glacier Express cars is seen derailed in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - One of the Glacier Express cars is seen derailed in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 23, 2010.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Recovery efforts are under way at the site where cars of the Glacier Express came off the track in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 23, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Recovery efforts are under way at the site where cars of the Glacier Express came off the track in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 23, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident.

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Recovery efforts are under way at the site where cars of the Glacier Express came off the track in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 23, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident.

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Swiss train shown to media after accident

BRIG, Switzerland - Broken windows on the fifth car of the Glacier Express tourist train are shown to the media in Brig, southern Switzerland, on July 26, 2010, after a fatal derailment. (Kyodo)

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Swiss train shown to media after accident

BRIG, Switzerland - Wheels on the sixth car of the Glacier Express tourist train are shown to the media in Brig, southern Switzerland, on July 26, 2010, after a fatal derailment. (Kyodo)

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Swiss train shown to media after accident

BRIG, Switzerland - The Glacier Express tourist train is shown to the media in Brig, southern Switzerland, on July 26, 2010, after a fatal derailment. (Kyodo)

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Swiss Glacier Express resumes operation

VISP, Switzerland - A Glacier Express passenger train passes by a station in Visp, southern Swizterland, on July 25, 2010. The popular tourist train service resumed operation the same day, following a derailment accident in Valais on July 23 that killed a Japanese woman and injured around 40 people. (Kyodo)

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Derailment of Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Officials inspect one of the Glacier Express carriages that came off the track in a deadly accident at Lax Station in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Recovery efforts are under way at the site where cars of the Glacier Express came off the track in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 23, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident. (Kyodo)

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - One of the Glacier Express cars is seen derailed in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident. (Kyodo)

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Recovery efforts are under way at the site where cars of the Glacier Express came off the track in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident. (Kyodo)

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - One of the Glacier Express cars is seen derailed in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident. (Kyodo)

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - One of the Glacier Express cars is seen derailed in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident. (Kyodo)

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - Recovery efforts are under way at the site where cars of the Glacier Express came off the track in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 24, 2010. A passenger was killed and more than 40 were injured in the derailment accident. (Kyodo)

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Derailment on Swiss Glacier Express

FIESCH, Switzerland - One of the Glacier Express cars is seen derailed in the canton of Valais, southern Switzerland, on July 23, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Glacier Express derailment caused by human error

BERN, Switzerland - Walter Kobelt, the Swiss department of transport's lead investigator, gives an interview in Bern on Jan. 20, 2011. Kobelt's report says Swiss investigators have determined a Glacier Express accident in July 2010 that killed a 64-year-old Japanese woman and injured 42 other passengers was caused by human error. (Kyodo)