"[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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“We suddenly had to go from 60 mph down to zero as fast as possible... And there was the passenger train hanging from the overpass, and on the freeway. Very scary stuff,” Greg Mukai, who was driving on I-5 during train derailment, says http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/1KdEZfdNe0
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Washington state Amtrak derailment: -Total of 77 patients being transported to hospitals in Pierce, Thurston counties -4 considered level red patients with most severe injuries Follow here for updates:http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5
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MORE: @Amtrak statement on train 501 derailment in Washington: "Emergency services are on the scene and Amtrak management is responding. Some injuries are reported.” http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/1wLoxfcbCX
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NTSB did a report a month or so ago, which demonstrated that "they believe Amtrak has a safety culture problem,” Former NTSB Chair Rosenker says http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/zjNxxLzV15
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NEW: NTSB says it's launching a team to investigate Amtrak passenger train derailment in Washington. http://cbsn.ws/2oDNSu5 pic.twitter.com/gYAwVdhC2T
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