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What a nightmare.
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jmar896 wrote:Holy crap. That Amfleet is destroyed. Approximately 240 people were on the train, and it was over 9 cars. There is a decent chance that that car is empty or has very few people in it, but if it was the quite car there is a good chance it had many people in it. Another car seems to have contacted the overhead catenary which could of injured passengers. I am hoping the circuit was broken before the car was penetrated by the wiring.There's one cat tower that's gone through one of the cars as well. Looks that wrecked Amfleet hit that.
Prayers for all on board
northbound Amtrak train derailed in Port Richmond Tuesday night, with at least 50 people injured.I fear that number will rise.
Scores of emergency personnel swarmed over more than half a dozen toppled train cars, trying to reach the injured and dazed passengers.
Some people were reported trapped in the train, and crews were cutting into the cars to try to free the injured.
R36 Combine Coach wrote:Sen. Schumer confirmed from Amtrak 238 passengers on manifest, with 8 cars, at least three derailed.Waiting for Blumenthal to also insert himself into this if Schumer is talking about something in Philadelphia.
rdgrailfan wrote:http://www.railroadradio.net/I don't see Amtrak on this page at all.
Eastern railroads . Amtrak
34thStreet wrote:Mayor speaking. Confirms at least 5 deceased.6 critically injured, 53 non-critical or minor injuries. They're doing one last sweep of the scene to make sure they've got everyone, but those appear to be fairly reliable estimates per the press conference. Most passengers taken off-scene by SEPTA shuttle buses; most of those transports have stopped and buses + ambulances are just sitting on standby in case there are any stragglers. Most passengers self-evacuated, some were pinned and needed fire crews to cut through the cars to get at them.
Zeke wrote:FWIW Schumer was just on NBC New York and said there was no freight train involved and likely, for what ever reason, it was a blown speed restriction. He said he got that preliminary info from the head Amtrak honcho a few minutes before. Who knows for sure but there is a speed restriction on the curve. Mayor Nutter said according to Fire/Rescue there are fatalities. Sorry to hear it.News chopper shows the freight train. The Sprinter came to rest near a string of tanker cars, but it did not strike any of them. Does not appear there was any correlation.