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Photos Show Aftermath Of Amtrak Derailment In US Which Left 4 Dead And Hundreds Injured
Pictures posted across social media showed an Amtrak train in Missouri, US, that flipped over after it was derailed because of a collision with a dump truck.
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In Horrifying Video, Truck Loaded With Vehicles Gets Hit By High-Speed Train
In a spine-chilling accident, an Amtrak train hit a semi-truck loaded with cars. The incident took place in Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA.
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Locked Track Switch Blamed In Fatal South Carolina Amtrak Crash
A locked track switch is being blamed for the collision of an Amtrak passenger train with a freight train that killed two people and injured more than 100 in South Carolina on Sunday and is again raising questions about the rollout of a new system to make US railways safer.
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Amtrak Blames Freight Train Firm For Deadly South Carolina Crash
Amtrak blamed a freight rail operator for causing a crash on Sunday that killed two people and injured more than 100 others when one of its passenger trains was diverted onto a side track and slammed into a parked, unmanned freight train in South Carolina.
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Amtrak In Deadly South Carolina Crash Train Was On Wrong Track: Governor
An Amtrak passenger train apparently traveling on the wrong track collided with a parked CSX Corp freight train in South Carolina on Sunday, killing the engineer and conductor and injuring at least 116 in the railroad's third fatal crash in as many months, authorities said.
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''Yelling And Screaming And Sirens Forever'': Witnesses Describe Amtrak Horror
The Amtrak train was about 40 miles south of Seattle when it approached a curve. With a jolt, it came off the tracks.
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Passenger Train On New Route Derails In Washington State, Killing At Least 3
An Amtrak train derailed on Monday during its inaugural run on a faster route from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, sending passenger cars tumbling from a bridge onto a major highway, killing at least three people and injuring about 100 others.
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Amtrak To Pay $265 Million For Philadelphia Crash That Killed 8
Amtrak will pay $265 million to settle claims related to a crash last year that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others when a speeding train derailed on a curve.
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Amtrak Train Struck Backhoe At 106 Mph: 2 Killed On Track
An Amtrak passenger train was going 106 miles per hour in a 110 mph zone when it struck a backhoe sitting on the same track, killing the backhoe operator and a track supervisor, federal and local officials said Monday.
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Philadelphia Train May Have Been Hit By Projectile Before Wreck
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by projectiles of some kind shortly before the wreck, a US transportation safety official said on Friday, after investigators interviewed members of the Amtrak crew.
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At Least 6 Killed in Amtrack Train Derailment in Philadelphia
Rescuers on Wednesday combed through the mangled wreckage of a derailed train in Philadelphia after an accident that left at least six dead, as the difficult search for possible survivors continued.
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Amtrak Train Derails in Philadelphia, Killing At Least 5
An Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least five people and injuring more than 50 others, several of them critically, authorities said.
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New York-Bound Amtrak Train Derails Near Philadelphia, 50 Injured
An Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night, causing multiple injuries, a city fire department supervisor said.
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Two trains collide near San Francisco, 16 injured
An Amtrak train crashed into another train unloading passengers in an Oakland station late Wednesday, injuring 16 people, authorities said. The train was traveling an estimated 15 to 20 miles per hour when it struck the stationary Amtrak passenger train about 10 p.m., said Oakland Fire Department battalion chief Emon Usher.
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Photos Show Aftermath Of Amtrak Derailment In US Which Left 4 Dead And Hundreds Injured
Pictures posted across social media showed an Amtrak train in Missouri, US, that flipped over after it was derailed because of a collision with a dump truck.
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In Horrifying Video, Truck Loaded With Vehicles Gets Hit By High-Speed Train
In a spine-chilling accident, an Amtrak train hit a semi-truck loaded with cars. The incident took place in Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA.
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Locked Track Switch Blamed In Fatal South Carolina Amtrak Crash
A locked track switch is being blamed for the collision of an Amtrak passenger train with a freight train that killed two people and injured more than 100 in South Carolina on Sunday and is again raising questions about the rollout of a new system to make US railways safer.
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Amtrak Blames Freight Train Firm For Deadly South Carolina Crash
Amtrak blamed a freight rail operator for causing a crash on Sunday that killed two people and injured more than 100 others when one of its passenger trains was diverted onto a side track and slammed into a parked, unmanned freight train in South Carolina.
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Amtrak In Deadly South Carolina Crash Train Was On Wrong Track: Governor
An Amtrak passenger train apparently traveling on the wrong track collided with a parked CSX Corp freight train in South Carolina on Sunday, killing the engineer and conductor and injuring at least 116 in the railroad's third fatal crash in as many months, authorities said.
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''Yelling And Screaming And Sirens Forever'': Witnesses Describe Amtrak Horror
The Amtrak train was about 40 miles south of Seattle when it approached a curve. With a jolt, it came off the tracks.
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Passenger Train On New Route Derails In Washington State, Killing At Least 3
An Amtrak train derailed on Monday during its inaugural run on a faster route from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, sending passenger cars tumbling from a bridge onto a major highway, killing at least three people and injuring about 100 others.
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Amtrak To Pay $265 Million For Philadelphia Crash That Killed 8
Amtrak will pay $265 million to settle claims related to a crash last year that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others when a speeding train derailed on a curve.
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Amtrak Train Struck Backhoe At 106 Mph: 2 Killed On Track
An Amtrak passenger train was going 106 miles per hour in a 110 mph zone when it struck a backhoe sitting on the same track, killing the backhoe operator and a track supervisor, federal and local officials said Monday.
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Philadelphia Train May Have Been Hit By Projectile Before Wreck
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by projectiles of some kind shortly before the wreck, a US transportation safety official said on Friday, after investigators interviewed members of the Amtrak crew.
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At Least 6 Killed in Amtrack Train Derailment in Philadelphia
Rescuers on Wednesday combed through the mangled wreckage of a derailed train in Philadelphia after an accident that left at least six dead, as the difficult search for possible survivors continued.
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Amtrak Train Derails in Philadelphia, Killing At Least 5
An Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least five people and injuring more than 50 others, several of them critically, authorities said.
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New York-Bound Amtrak Train Derails Near Philadelphia, 50 Injured
An Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night, causing multiple injuries, a city fire department supervisor said.
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Two trains collide near San Francisco, 16 injured
An Amtrak train crashed into another train unloading passengers in an Oakland station late Wednesday, injuring 16 people, authorities said. The train was traveling an estimated 15 to 20 miles per hour when it struck the stationary Amtrak passenger train about 10 p.m., said Oakland Fire Department battalion chief Emon Usher.
