“We were reaching sort of a bend in the tracks, and all of a sudden, we were slammed into the seats in front of us. And then the car careened down an embankment,” passenger Chris Karnes, says of Amtrak derailment http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/2PNwBFsiKF
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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,"
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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
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And the Titanic was dubbed to be unsinkable...
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Since our taxes were wasted on a dismal and unconscionable 25 minute emergency crew response, maybe they can use some of the money to clean up some of that graffiti on the overpass?
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Quit saying Washington state , we know where it is .
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It had to have hit something on the track, that is my guess. Hopefully officials have a clearer idea what happened soon. My heart is saddened for all those affected by this.
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Pennies on the tracks
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