DEVELOPING: Amtrak train derails onto Interstate 5 in Washington state http://cbsn.ws/2j9xWKB pic.twitter.com/TNddjFW2oN
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@NorahODonnell: Chris, what types of injuries did you see? Chris Karnes, train passenger: Cuts, people bleeding, I did see -- I did see one person who was laying on the ground and was not moving http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/hNnXz6a9qBShow this thread -
“Typically, this type of Amtrak train would have 13 cars in it and could have up to 250 passengers,”
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The Amtrak train that derailed is partially hanging off an overpass on to Interstate 5, which stretches from Mexico through Washington state http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/KqwDgIAOfm
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“Amtrak only owns relatively small portion of the 62,000 miles of track in the United States. So they'll be looking and they'll be working with the railroad that actually owns that track and they will become a party to this investigation,” Former NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker sayspic.twitter.com/eTCnmzL7cH
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@NorahODonnell: It reached 78.5 mph traveling between Seattle and Tukwila. After stopping in Tacoma, it sped up to 81 mph before derailment. Rosenker: It may well have been doing its maximum speed. http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/1xwlMgEtNWShow this thread -
“The locomotive will actually have what they call an event recorder. Very similar to a black box in an aircraft. They will be able to get a lot of data from that particular box when it's finally downloaded,” Rosenker says http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/iCz2poTNZX
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NEW: Photos shared by Washington state trooper shows some Amtrak train cars on highway, other dangling from bridge (courtesy Trooper Brooke Bova
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@enuminous this sad event is in my home town. Praying for all the Passengers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Seriously....thoughts and prayers to all. Terrible news
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A horrific disaster.
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“There are several other cars that seem to have piled up and been torn apart on top of the rail overpass. And then there's at least one car that seems to be hanging off of the overpass at the moment” passenger Chris Karnes, says of Amtrak derailmenthttps://goo.gl/SFUZuG
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