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Amtrak Washington train crash: Investigators focus on speed

  • December 19, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
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A US passenger train that derailed, killing three people, was travelling at 80mph (130km/h) on a curve with a speed limit of 30mph, data from the train's ... Authorities are now working through wind and cold rain to clear and…

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US rail travel: the background to another tragedy

  • December 18, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
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It was Cascades passenger train number 501, which left Seattle at 6am local time and was due in Portland, Oregon at 9.20am. The incident .... Rohingya refugee Amina Khatun, 55, rests at the bank of the Naf river after crossing…

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Amtrak train plunges onto busy highway near Seattle, killing at least six and injuring many

  • December 18, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
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In a radio transmission immediately after the accident, the conductor can be heard saying the train was coming around a corner and was crossing a bridge that passed over Interstate 5 when it derailed. Dispatch audio also indicated that the…

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Amtrak train derailment onto highway south of Seattle leaves at least 3 dead

  • December 18, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
  • News

Don Anderson, mayor of Lakewood, Wash., a city along the new route, predicted a deadly crash, albeit one involving a fast-moving train hitting a car or pedestrian at a grade-crossing. At a recent public meeting, he called on state planners…

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Washington derailment: Multiple deaths as Amtrak passenger train falls off track onto busy motorway

  • December 18, 2017
  • Google Alert - railway, railroad, crossing, canada
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An Amtrak train derailed on an overpass in Washington State, killing multiple passengers, and is hanging over a major highway. Deaths and injuries .... Rohingya refugee Amina Khatun, 55, rests at the bank of the Naf river after crossing it…

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