Just saw as breaking news on cnn.com More details when I find them. From MSN: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Amtrak train headed to New York City crashed and derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, and several people appeared to be injured. Train 188, a Northeast Regional, had left Washington, D.C., earlier Tuesday. The front of the train was going into a turn when it shook. An Associated Press employee, Paul Cheung, was on the train and said it appeared it went off the tracks. He said he was fortunate to be at the back of the train and the front of it "looks pretty bad." Police swarming around the crash site, in Port Richmond, a working-class area, told people to get back, away from the train. Former Congressman Patrick Murphy was on the train and said he helped people. He tweeted photos of firefighters helping people in the wreckage. "Pray for those injured," he said. The cause of the crash was unknown. Amtrak didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday night it was gathering information about the crash, which it says was a derailment. Another Amtrak train crashed on Sunday. That train, bound for New Orleans, struck a flatbed truck at a railway crossing in Amite, killing the truck's driver and injuring two people on the train.
Welp. Black box says train was going 106mph at time of accident. 2x the 50 MPH speed limit at that section of track Lead Engineer on train refused to give a statement to police
Another train derailment in Pittsburgh. No injuries http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/05/14/at-least-10-cars-off-tracks-in-hazelwood-train-derailment/
Looks like this could have been prevented if they had proper software safety controls. Engineers are people. People are dumb and make mistakes and get in accidents. US also has a much higher accident per mile rate with trains compared to Europe and Japan. More investment in our infrastructure is needed. Derailed Amtrak train lacked latest U.S. safety controls http://www.reuters.com/article/2015...ilment-safety-exclusive-idUSKBN0NY2DW20150513
