“Those are new cars, but the real question is, are they new tracks?” CBS News Travel Editor @PeterSGreenberg says. “The NTSB will be investigating almost immediately." http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/BvrklxpyN0
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“Those are fairly new train cars, they have been engineered to be crash resistant,”
@KrisVanCleave reports of Amtrak #501 that derailed in Washington state this morning http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/9z7E0hOFIkShow this thread -
70 people were on this Amtrak train when it derailed, CBS News Seattle affiliate
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Pierce County officials say “several cars on I-5 were struck by the derailed Amtrak train cars. Multiple motorists injured on the roadway. They say no fatalities reported amongst the motorists yet,”
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NEW: Several cars are stuck on an Interstate in Washington state after an Amtrak train derailed Monday morning. "Multiple motorists injured on roadway, no fatalities of motorists reported,"
@PierceSheriff says http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/EfgS9u5lzD
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"Once they've gotten a head count, that's when we're going to start to get some really solid information. Right now, we are in that stage of breaking news, where numbers are going to change a little bit here and there,"
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“This was a new high-speed route. The expectation was that it would shave about 10 minutes off of the train passengers' commute,"
@AMGreenCBS reports. "The derailment occurred in an area where there is a slight curve." http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/xTcDRQGAmaShow this thread -
PHOTOS: Images from the scene of Washington interstate where Amtrak train has derailed. A train car is seen dangling from overpass and some train parts are scattered on highway (Courtesy
@PierceSheriff) http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/bBXB1cQJ85
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These things are always worse at Christmas time. Very sad.:'(
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Wow I can’t believe that just happened. I feel bad for the people that were on the train even thought not all are hurt.
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Infrastructure is crumbling but yea let’s build a wall
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Saddening
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