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50 Hurt After Amtrak Train Derails in Philly
NBC Pjiladelphia ^ | NBC

Posted on 05/12/2015 7:04:41 PM PDT by tcrlaf

At least 50 people were hurt after an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night, according to officials.

Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Amtrak-Derailment-Philadelphia--303536331.html#ixzz3ZypyykBM Follow us: @nbcphiladelphia on Twitter | nbcphiladelphia on Facebook


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: amtrak; crash; derailment; paping; pennsylvania; philadelphia; philly; rail; septa; trainwreck; willie
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To: tcrlaf

Yeah - CNN was showing a picture (maybe a few pictures, wasn’t paying attention to the screen) that Murphy had tweeted from the train.


61 posted on 05/12/2015 7:45:15 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: tcrlaf

62 posted on 05/12/2015 7:45:58 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: MeshugeMikey

i wonder if chris matthews will stoop like a typical ahole again and accuse the engineer of being a member of the tea-party.


63 posted on 05/12/2015 7:46:24 PM PDT by Cruz_West_Paul2016
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

That I was told while being on an Amtrack train when it had to stop for that very reason.

Here is more stuff from the Blaze:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/05/12/several-injured-after-amtrak-train-from-washington-crashes-in-philadelphia/?utm_source=TheBlaze.com&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=story&utm_content=several-injured-after-amtrak-train-from-washington-crashes-in-philadelphia&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter


64 posted on 05/12/2015 7:46:28 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: re_nortex

end of wheatsheaf looking toward the railroad tracks during the day google
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.002177,-75.093079,3a,75y,142.86h,83.52t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1skn59QQUSwgdDq1bZ2e4Ldw!2e0!6m1!1e1


65 posted on 05/12/2015 7:46:55 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: Biggirl

Worth noting, in this case, that the vast majority of the Northeast Corridor (and the entire run between DC and NYC) is run along Amtrak’s own tracks, not CSX tracks.


66 posted on 05/12/2015 7:52:23 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: kvanbrunt2

John Bell m1 minute ago
NOW: @PhillyPolice just confirmed nine @Amtrak cars involved in derailment to dispatch.


67 posted on 05/12/2015 7:52:50 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
Yup. That's one reason there are so many delays on Amtrak trains - they may be scheduled to use the rails, but the CSX trains have priority on most of the track Amtrak uses.

A lot of tracks around Philly are also used by SEPTA (local commuter rail), so you have three different entities sharing the rails. They do a pretty complex dance every day to manage the traffic, and it doesn't take much to have a serious screw up. Fortunately, trains generally go relatively slowly in that area... which probably helped a lot.

68 posted on 05/12/2015 7:53:08 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: tcrlaf

SCANNER:

Scene Commander just called for EXPLOSIVE-DETECTING CANINES Immediately!!


69 posted on 05/12/2015 7:53:39 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf; nw_arizona_granny

Thanks for posting. There seem to be a lot of them lately. One FReeper always kept an eye on train wrecks. Very soft targets?

R.I.P.


70 posted on 05/12/2015 7:55:43 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

Thank-you for refreshing my memory!


71 posted on 05/12/2015 7:55:57 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: tcrlaf

Twitter:
Action News’ @DannCuellar now being told number of injured near 60, many “serious,” and there are “unconfirmed dead.”


72 posted on 05/12/2015 7:56:26 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

Scanner just called for all wagons that transported wounded to contact hq “immediately”

Sounds like they are trying to get a count.


73 posted on 05/12/2015 7:57:48 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

Not very good.


74 posted on 05/12/2015 7:58:42 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Biggirl

I had to refresh my own memory, figured it might be of interest...


75 posted on 05/12/2015 7:59:03 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

thats very Deep Stoop Indeed.


76 posted on 05/12/2015 8:00:54 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: tcrlaf

I think they only put 8 cars on each acela. but i could be wrong.


77 posted on 05/12/2015 8:03:38 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: tcrlaf

Editor’s note: We’re seeing some reports of fatalities at the site of the Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia. At this point, officials have not confirmed any deaths. We’re watching for more. - Jillian

http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/amtrak/


78 posted on 05/12/2015 8:04:08 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: kvanbrunt2

I rode on the Acela in November from Boston to Norfolk, VA, never thought something like this would happen, hope no one was killed.


79 posted on 05/12/2015 8:06:18 PM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: kvanbrunt2

Per Twitter, this was a train of AmFleet cars, not ACELA.


80 posted on 05/12/2015 8:07:41 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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