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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: SVTCobra03

Sounds.


141 posted on 05/12/2015 8:57:43 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: bryan999
Witness who was driving parallel to train said he heard a loud boom, and saw a large flame.

Witness on train said the train decelerated first, then eventually derailed.

Almost sounds like something blew up the track in front of the train... engineer tried to stop, but couldn't avoid derailing.

142 posted on 05/12/2015 8:58:10 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: All

Wackos already blaming Republicans: http://twitchy.com/2015/05/12/partisan-ghouls-already-blaming-amtrak-crash-on-gop-and-lack-of-funding/


143 posted on 05/12/2015 8:59:27 PM PDT by peggybac (My boss I respect, my father I revered. Chris Rock, Mr. Obama is NOT my boss or my father.)
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To: sweetiepiezer

ISIS ?


144 posted on 05/12/2015 9:00:18 PM PDT by Mr. Wright
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To: Cementjungle

The FBI has not ruled out terrorism. The FBI said that there is no evidence at this point of a terrorism nexus. CNN took it upon themselves to interpret this as ruling out terrorism.


145 posted on 05/12/2015 9:00:32 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Cementjungle

This really makes me think criminal.


146 posted on 05/12/2015 9:00:47 PM PDT by matthew fuller (God bless and protect Pamela Geller.)
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To: tcrlaf

I work for Amtrak and I’ve worked on this train before. It’s crewed from New York and all of it’s crew was headed home. So far I’m having a hard time telling what’s going on. The only severe curve in the area is directly around 30th St. Station with speed restrictions only going up to 85 mph around the area. Just leaving Philly and coming into Trenton I can’t imagine the engineer not being on point.

From what I’ve seen on the news so far, the engineer saw something on started breaking, it wasn’t another train and usually it’s a person (it happens) and there are no crossings between was and nyc. I’m really concerned that there was something was on the track and that this was a terrorist attack.


147 posted on 05/12/2015 9:02:38 PM PDT by Raymann
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To: tcrlaf

148 posted on 05/12/2015 9:03:07 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Some times you need more than six shots. Much more.)
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To: peggybac
Ugh. And wacko Donald Trump is already making this about Donald Trump:

The only one to fix the infrastructure of our country is me - roads, airports, bridges. I know how to build, pols only know how to talk!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2015


149 posted on 05/12/2015 9:03:35 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: peggybac

Agree - That is NOT damage from a rail car that went onto its side and slide along the road bed.


150 posted on 05/12/2015 9:03:48 PM PDT by Mr. Wright
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To: peggybac

Democrat solution would be to stack bales of $100 dollar bills all along the tracks to provide a cushion.


151 posted on 05/12/2015 9:04:29 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: rdl6989

Could have been the overhead catenary arcing when the train went over. it’s possible the “explosion” was just the train derailing, as some people will call any loud noise a explosion.


152 posted on 05/12/2015 9:04:57 PM PDT by matt04
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To: miserare

IIRC, CSX has said none of their trains were involved.


153 posted on 05/12/2015 9:06:21 PM PDT by matt04
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To: Mr. Wright

That was my thinking right away, especially after all the terrorist warnings went up to a higher level this week.


154 posted on 05/12/2015 9:06:43 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (MY COUNTRY WAS OF THEE!!!!)
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To: Biggirl

Amtrak owns and operates the Northeast Corridor. CSX and Norfolk Southern have trackage rights for freight at certain hours. Amtrak handles dispatching.


155 posted on 05/12/2015 9:08:55 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Raymann
Reported photo of tracks at crash site.
156 posted on 05/12/2015 9:10:58 PM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: sweetiepiezer

The talking heads just got the ‘word’ that they are to blame ‘failing infrastructure’.


157 posted on 05/12/2015 9:11:40 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Cementjungle

Normally, the rail functions as a return for the electricity. If the wheels from the locomotive came off the rail you would see arching.


158 posted on 05/12/2015 9:11:42 PM PDT by matt04
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To: Cementjungle

Normally, the rail functions as a return for the electricity. If the wheels from the locomotive came off the rail you would see arching.


159 posted on 05/12/2015 9:11:43 PM PDT by matt04
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To: Cementjungle; LucyT

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3289215/posts?page=142#142

Cementjungle, thanks for the info!

LucyT

Ping to this info!


160 posted on 05/12/2015 9:11:44 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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