Death toll of Amtrak derailment hits four as watchdog finds train was below speed limit

By Christopher Quinlan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Local authorities earlier this week reported a fourth fatality of Monday afternoon’s derailment of an Amtrak train. Some 150 people were treated for injuries. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board has found that the train was travelling below the speedlimit at the time of the accident.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

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Death toll of Amtrak derailment hits four as watchdog finds train was below speed limit | RailTech.com

Death toll of Amtrak derailment hits four as watchdog finds train was below speed limit

By Christopher Quinlan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Local authorities earlier this week reported a fourth fatality of Monday afternoon’s derailment of an Amtrak train. Some 150 people were treated for injuries. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board has found that the train was travelling below the speedlimit at the time of the accident.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

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