Union Pacific adjusting crossing where vets died

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DALLAS (AP) — Union Pacific is adjusting the timing of the West Texas railroad crossing signal where a collision last month killed four military veterans riding in a parade, a company spokeswoman said Friday.

Raquel Espinoza-Williams said the railroad was doing work that will “improve buffer time” so the Midland crossing is “over and above” the minimum 20 seconds warning time required by federal regulations.

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