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Amtrak 501 derails on inaugural run.


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Breaking news - Amtrak 501 has derailed on it's inaugural run on a new section of line in washington State, south of Seattle. Injuries and possible casualties reported. From photos it has carriages that have fallen off a bridge over Interstate 5. Looks like a Talgo type train ?

 

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https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/18/amtrak-train-derails-near-seattle-onto-the-i-5-freeway.html

 

https://twitter.com/search?q=AMTRAK+501&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch

 

Info about the new line train derailed on

 

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/20790BB4-7A4E-44AF-8791-F3A77186A764/0/PtDefiance_March2010.pdf

 

Not good news - thoughts are with those affected.

 

MODS - I didn't see dibber25's post - please put my post in his thread

 

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