Everyone:
After reading breaking news on this accident this morning and seeking further information:
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http://www.6abc.com/news/2-dead-in-amtr ... d/1274225/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/0 ... suspended/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
From seeing pictures of this accident #627 derailed its front truck and suffered significant front end
damage - both front windshields were shattered but intact. This visible damage looks repairable but
perhaps there was internal damage that will be found later. The front end video camera more then
likely will show how this occurred - before the windshield was broken by the impact.
The first Amfleet car 82993 has some damage on one side around two windows - again this looks repairable.
Thankfully the train crew and passengers are accounted for and there were no more then a few perhaps serious
injuries on board the train. My condolences go out to the families of the two MofW Employees that died in this
accident along with the Engineer of Train 89.
MACTRAXX
EXPRESS TRAIN TO NEW YORK PENN STATION-NO JAMAICA ON THIS TRAIN-PLEASE STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING TRAIN DOORS