Derailed Amtrak train plunges off bridge onto I-5 lanes south of Tacoma

KOMONews.com ^ | Monday, December 18th 2017 | by KOMO Staff

[Charles Martel]

Makes one wonder if it was sabotaged...

Judging by the graffiti, the area was easily accessible.

[Professional]

Crack of dawn overcast rainy typically wet nw winter morning.

[mewzilla]

Thanks! Considering the “if it bleeds, it leads” attitude the media takes, I’m amazed there isn’t aerial coverage.

[Not A Snowbird]

Yeah. :-(

It will be interesting to see the outcome of the investigation.

[llevrok]

But there is no demand, outside of the ultraliberal wine and cheese set.

More like young "retired" people saving the earth at the tax payer's expense.

[NautiNurse]

No, it is a more reputable source, Harris Faulkner.

[llevrok]

she’s usually spot on. (nice eyes too)

[mewzilla]

Amtrak, per KOMO on Twitter, reporting 78 passengers, 5 crew on board the train.

[ltc8k6]

Once you derail, the brakes don’t do much anymore. The terrain is what is slowing you down, or not, as the case may be.

There may have been a malfunction of the control/braking system as well.

There is an engine at the back and an engine at the front, and both engines are controlled by whichever is the lead engine.

There could have been a failure of the control system for the rear engine, and it kept pushing, rather than braking.

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[Professional]

This rail crossing is in an area that is pretty sparsely populated. It’s just South of Dupont, a small town. It’s also at the end south of JBLM, a very large air/army base. South of the bridge, is a wetland area then at least 5 miles until you get to any real population area. One of the last long green belt areas far north or south of here.

[Professional]

Military hospital and personnel being used to deal with this train derailment. Madigan Hospital is nearby.

[SaveFerris]

wow

[Terry Mross]

77 people being transferred to hospitals.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

KIRO-TV - Three people are dead after the derailment, according to The Tacoma News Tribune. All those killed were on the train.

[mewzilla]

Jeez, the large base nearby makes me goosey after what happened in the UK today...

[llevrok]

Now all the local poiliticans are chirping - Jay "Crazy Mouth" Inslee and Sen "Patsy (dumbest legislator in Congress) Murphy"

Ba-ruther!

[Professional]

You are correct. And the State of Washington has given the walking dead/Homeless/Meth Head enlightened st hood status...they are allowed to do anything they want!

[Delta 21]

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4ce_1513614862

[Professional]

This area is reasonably close to that liberal hell hole Evergreen College which is famous for their insanity.

[Terry Mross]

I was thinking it was being pushed.