05-13-2015, 11:23 AM
Philadelphia Train Wreck Kills at Least 6 Passengers
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Several rail cars overturned when an Amtrak train derailed near a sharp curve in Philadelphia last night, killing at least six people and injuring dozens.
The northbound Amtrak train was carrying 238 passengers to New York when it derailed in a violent wreck that sheared the engine from the train and overturned cars full of riders.
The train originated in Washington and was due in New York about 10:30 p.m. But shortly after leaving Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, the train began to jerk and rock, passengers said.
One car was flipped nearly onto its roof, another was close to toppled, and three were on their sides, the Federal Railroad Administration said. The engine and two cars stayed upright.
The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately known. The Amtrak official declined to speculate on whether the train’s speed contributed to the derailment but noted the tight curve in the area has a speed restriction of 55 miles an hour.
“It is an absolute disastrous mess,” Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said at a news conference.
Full story: http://www.wsj.com/articles/deadly-train...1431499608
Several rail cars overturned when an Amtrak train derailed near a sharp curve in Philadelphia last night, killing at least six people and injuring dozens.
The northbound Amtrak train was carrying 238 passengers to New York when it derailed in a violent wreck that sheared the engine from the train and overturned cars full of riders.
The train originated in Washington and was due in New York about 10:30 p.m. But shortly after leaving Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, the train began to jerk and rock, passengers said.
One car was flipped nearly onto its roof, another was close to toppled, and three were on their sides, the Federal Railroad Administration said. The engine and two cars stayed upright.
The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately known. The Amtrak official declined to speculate on whether the train’s speed contributed to the derailment but noted the tight curve in the area has a speed restriction of 55 miles an hour.
“It is an absolute disastrous mess,” Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said at a news conference.
Full story: http://www.wsj.com/articles/deadly-train...1431499608