Amtrak Derailment Seattle
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Amtrak engineer noticed train was ‘over speed’ mere seconds before it derailedThe recording indicated that the train was travelling at about 128 km/h in a 48 km/h zone.Dec 22, 2017
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Rail buffs killed in Amtrak train derailment couldn’t wait for faster trainsThe two pals hopped on an Amtrak train together Monday, becoming some of the first passengers to take the maiden voyage of a faster route between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.WorldDec 19, 2017
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Mexico journalist shot dead at Christmas celebration at son’s schoolAttackers burst into an elementary school where a Christmas party was taking place and shot reporter Gumaro Perez to death Tuesday.CrimeDec 20, 2017
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81-year-old Amtrak survivor says train derailment felt like an explosionOne survivor of the Amtrak Train 501 derailment says the moment the train went off the tracks felt like an explosion.WorldDec 19, 2017
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Investigators looking into whether Amtrak engineer was distracted, official saysInvestigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer was distracted by the presence of an employee-in-training in the locomotive that derailed near Seattle, which was traveling 80 mph in a 30 mph zone.WorldDec 19, 2017
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Amtrak train derailment: What we know and don’t know about the crashHere's what we know and don't know about Monday's Amtrak train derailment in Washington state.WorldDec 19, 2017
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‘We need EMS ASAP’: conductor tells dispatcher following Amtrak train derailmentIt was not immediately clear what caused the train to derail.WorldDec 18, 2017
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Amtrak train derailment: Here’s why trains don’t have seatbeltsAirplanes have them. Cars have them. Why don't trains come with seatbelts?WorldDec 18, 2017
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3 killed as Amtrak train derails south of Seattle; was travelling at 80 mph in a 30 zone, says NTSBOne of the train cars is still hanging from an overpass near Dupont, which is southwest of Seattle. Another train car has fallen to the I-5 below.WorldDec 18, 2017
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