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| AMTRAK train from Washington to NYC derails, at least 7 perish. |
| 2015-05-13 |
| [FOX] PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and tipped over in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, mangling the front of it, tearing the cars apart and killing at least five people. Dozens of passengers were injured, and some climbed out of windows to get away. Train engineer lawyered up, won't talk to police. Mayor Michael Nutter, who confirmed the deaths, said the scene was horrific. "It is an absolute disastrous mess," he said. "I've never seen anything like this in my life." He said seven train cars, including the engine, were in "various stages of disarray." He said there were cars that were "completely overturned, on their side, ripped apart." "It is a devastating scene down there," he said. "We walked the entire length of the train area, and the engine completely separated from the rest of the train, and one of the cars is perpendicular to the rest of the cars. It's unbelievable." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 BREAKING: GotNews IDs Gay Activist Train Engineer Who Caused Amtrak Crash [LINK] Not that there's anything wrong with that. |
| Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2015-05-13 19:03 |
| #8 Train engineer lawyered up, won't talk to police. Likely at the behest of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-05-13 17:33 |
| #7 Always carry a de and re railer Frank. A be a lert |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-05-13 15:35 |
| #6 going 100 mph in a 50 mph restricted speed zone. I had to take my annual Railroad Worker Safety training (to do bridge work in their ROW)just last week, and they told us the trains would follow speed limits because the consequences were dire. Uh huh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-05-13 15:14 |
| #5 "various stages of disarray." I hereby nominate Mayor Nutter for the Understatement of the Week Award. right up there with:" ..other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?" |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2015-05-13 15:03 |
| #4 Did AMTRAK draw Mohammed? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2015-05-13 13:48 |
| #3 Train wrecks are nothing new but there is this...hat tip to Drudge. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-05-13 12:05 |
| #2 Very sharp curve involved. Speed and status of the engineer, unknown. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-05-13 10:21 |
| #1 Probably an accident, but if I was going to indulge in a bit of Jihad, Train systems have glaring vulnerabilities. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2015-05-13 01:46 |