Amtrak Train Derails In Philadelphia
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Amtrak Engineer Distracted By Radio In 2015 Crash: Report
The engineer driving a speeding Amtrak passenger train that crashed in Philadelphia in 2015, killing eight passengers, was distracted by radio traffic before the derailment, US safety officials said on Tuesday after a year-long investigation.
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Amtrak Train Derailment Near Philadelphia Kills 2, Injures 35
An Amtrak train locomotive partly derailed when it hit a backhoe south of Philadelphia on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 35 in what passengers described as a jolt followed by a fireball.
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Amtrak Train Derails Near Philadelphia, 2 Deaths Reported
An Amtrak train locomotive derailed when it struck a backhoe in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, killing two people, local television stations reported.
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Passengers Sue US Rail Operator Over Philadelphia Crash
Four passengers injured in last week's deadly train derailment in Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking damages that could help challenge a legal cap of $200 million.
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Philadelphia Train May Have Been Hit By Projectile Before Wreck
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by projectiles of some kind shortly before the wreck, a US transportation safety official said on Friday, after investigators interviewed members of the Amtrak crew.
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Burst of Speed Before Philadelphia Train Crash at Heart of Investigation
Investigators on Friday sought to explain why an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia had accelerated in the minute before it derailed, putting a sharper edge on questions over the engineer's responsibility for the fatal accident.
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Philadelphia Train Crash Engineer Lays Low as Scrutiny Heats Up
A portrait of the engineer at the helm of a speeding Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia began to emerge on Thursday as the man's lawyer said his client could not remember the crash and rescuers pulled an eighth body from the wreckage.
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Technology Could Have Averted US Train Derailment: Experts
This week's deadly train derailment in Philadelphia could have been averted if technology that has been available for many years had been installed, lawmakers and experts say.
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Amtrak Train in Philadelphia Wreck was Moving at Twice Speed Limit
An Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing seven people, was barrelling into a curved stretch of track at 100 miles per hour, over twice the speed limit, when the engineer slammed on the brakes, US investigators said on Wednesday.
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At Least 6 Killed in Amtrack Train Derailment in Philadelphia
Rescuers on Wednesday combed through the mangled wreckage of a derailed train in Philadelphia after an accident that left at least six dead, as the difficult search for possible survivors continued.
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Amtrak Engineer Distracted By Radio In 2015 Crash: Report
The engineer driving a speeding Amtrak passenger train that crashed in Philadelphia in 2015, killing eight passengers, was distracted by radio traffic before the derailment, US safety officials said on Tuesday after a year-long investigation.
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Amtrak Train Derailment Near Philadelphia Kills 2, Injures 35
An Amtrak train locomotive partly derailed when it hit a backhoe south of Philadelphia on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 35 in what passengers described as a jolt followed by a fireball.
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Amtrak Train Derails Near Philadelphia, 2 Deaths Reported
An Amtrak train locomotive derailed when it struck a backhoe in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, killing two people, local television stations reported.
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Passengers Sue US Rail Operator Over Philadelphia Crash
Four passengers injured in last week's deadly train derailment in Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking damages that could help challenge a legal cap of $200 million.
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Philadelphia Train May Have Been Hit By Projectile Before Wreck
The Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia and a separate commuter train in the vicinity may have been hit by projectiles of some kind shortly before the wreck, a US transportation safety official said on Friday, after investigators interviewed members of the Amtrak crew.
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Burst of Speed Before Philadelphia Train Crash at Heart of Investigation
Investigators on Friday sought to explain why an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia had accelerated in the minute before it derailed, putting a sharper edge on questions over the engineer's responsibility for the fatal accident.
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Philadelphia Train Crash Engineer Lays Low as Scrutiny Heats Up
A portrait of the engineer at the helm of a speeding Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia began to emerge on Thursday as the man's lawyer said his client could not remember the crash and rescuers pulled an eighth body from the wreckage.
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Technology Could Have Averted US Train Derailment: Experts
This week's deadly train derailment in Philadelphia could have been averted if technology that has been available for many years had been installed, lawmakers and experts say.
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Amtrak Train in Philadelphia Wreck was Moving at Twice Speed Limit
An Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing seven people, was barrelling into a curved stretch of track at 100 miles per hour, over twice the speed limit, when the engineer slammed on the brakes, US investigators said on Wednesday.
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At Least 6 Killed in Amtrack Train Derailment in Philadelphia
Rescuers on Wednesday combed through the mangled wreckage of a derailed train in Philadelphia after an accident that left at least six dead, as the difficult search for possible survivors continued.
