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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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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"[I-5] is a major transportation corridor for commuters, as well as freight. And it is very close to Joint Base Lewis-McChord which is one of the largest military bases on the west coast," WSDOT's Claudia Bingham-Baker says of highway where train derailedpic.twitter.com/SOKDhNpb2a
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“These tracks had been used previously for freight traffic. And they had been rebuilt to carry this 79 mph new Amtrak cascades route,” WSDOT's Bingham-Baker says http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/xMJOI9xVg0
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“At 7:40 this morning the train derailed...There were some fatalities and there were a lot of injuries. And some people were able to get off the train,” official says of Amtrak derailment in Washington state http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/aQhxZwnmcc
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"Multiple cars and trucks were struck by train cars that left the train tracks and went down on to the road… Even though when you see the pictures it is pretty horrific, at this point, nobody in any of the vehicles is a fatal,” official says http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/a0rSCIYaPL
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Investigators will “break down the last 72 hours [the engineer’s] life. Was he or she well rested? Was there any substance issues? Was their phone off and put away, per policy?”
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“[Investigators] are going to recover the black box, and the video recorders. They should be able to analyze those fairly quickly here,”
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@Amtrak advises those with questions about family and friends on train 501, which derailed in Washington state, to call support number http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/2oo7dNgWvz
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Inward-facing cameras were added “after Amtrak #188 [crashed], because one of the big unanswered questions from that crash was what was happening inside of the train cabin?"
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Most advanced countries would laugh at our "high speed" route. But at least we're 'free.'
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Yes. I thought high speed in Europe & Asia went over 200 mph? They're calling 81 mph high speed? Everyone knows USA Infrastructure needs major upgrades - we're not in 21st century. But Congress rather give 1.5 Trillion to very rich VS Infrastructure & immediate jobs!
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First time Amtrak used this route
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Is 10 minutes worth losing lives?? If your days are so crazy that saving a few minutes of commute then you NEED to change your life. Better to be late than dead.
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Trump to be blamed in 3...2...
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@Autumnbloomn is this near you?
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The media for you is politics politics then all the sudden you're going to have a train wreck and then it's going to be Trainwreck Trainwreck the politics doesn't mean anything today we're going to focus on that train wreck
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Which is ironic considering the state of American politics
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Yes with all the murders in chicago
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