Victims' families commemorate fatal train crash

Relatives of the 49 people who died in a Taroko Express train crash in Hualien County last year gathered yesterday to commemorate their loved ones on the first anniversary of the incident.
More than 40 mourners gathered at the crash site near the Cingshuei Tunnel (清水隧道) for the commemoration.
An EMU3000 train with the number 408, the same as the one that crashed, stopped temporarily near the tunnel entrance to blow its horn in honor of the victims before continuing its southbound journey.
The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said that the EMU3000 has been used in lieu of the Taroko Express since the

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