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 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Workers had just finished repairs on a railroad bridge and were watching as the track collapsed under a train hauling pieces of space shuttle rockets, officials said Thursday.
The train, carrying rocket booster segments to Florida that were intended for shuttle launches this year, was the first to go over the bridge after the repairs and testing wrapped up only moments before the crash, authorities said.
Work was done on the pilings that hold the trestle up over a boggy area and on other parts of the structure, said Mike Williams of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., which owns the train's operator.
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