A derailed Amtrak car can be seen up the tracks near a crossing after an early morning collision with a CSX freight train on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 others injured February 4, 2018 when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said.Amtrak train 91 -- traveling between New York and Miami -- derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, when it collided with the CSX freight train at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT). It was the third deadly incident involving an Amtrak train since December, raising questions about the safety of the national railway service.
(Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
A derailed Amtrak car can be seen up the tracks near a crossing after an early morning collision with a CSX freight train on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 others injured February 4, 2018 when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said.Amtrak train 91 -- traveling between New York and Miami -- derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, when it collided with the CSX freight train at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT). It was the third deadly incident involving an Amtrak train since December, raising questions about the safety of the national railway service.
(Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
A derailed Amtrak car can be seen up the tracks near a crossing after an early morning collision with a CSX freight train on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 others injured February 4, 2018 when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said.Amtrak train 91 -- traveling between New York and Miami -- derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, when it collided with the CSX freight train at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT). It was the third deadly incident involving an Amtrak train since December, raising questions about the safety of the national railway service.
(Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
A derailed Amtrak car can be seen up the tracks near a crossing after an early morning collision with a CSX freight train on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 others injured February 4, 2018 when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said.Amtrak train 91 -- traveling between New York and Miami -- derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, when it collided with the CSX freight train at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT). It was the third deadly incident involving an Amtrak train since December, raising questions about the safety of the national railway service. (Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
CAYCE, SC - FEBRUARY 04: Investigators make their way around the train wreckage under the Charleston Highway overpass where two trains collided early Sunday morning on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina. According to reports, two people were killed and over 100 injured when the Amtrak train collided with a freight train. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
CAYCE, SC - FEBRUARY 04: Investigators make their way around the train wreckage under the Charleston Highway overpass where two trains collided early Sunday morning on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina. According to reports, two people were killed and over 100 injured when the Amtrak train collided with a freight train. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
CAYCE, SC - FEBRUARY 04: Investigators make their way around the train wreckage under the Charleston Highway overpass where two trains collided early Sunday morning on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina. According to reports, two people were killed and over 100 injured when the Amtrak train collided with a freight train. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
A derailed Amtrak car can be seen up the tracks near a crossing after an early morning collision with a CSX freight train on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 others injured February 4, 2018 when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said.Amtrak train 91 -- traveling between New York and Miami -- derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, when it collided with the CSX freight train at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT). It was the third deadly incident involving an Amtrak train since December, raising questions about the safety of the national railway service.
(Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
A derailed Amtrak car can be seen up the tracks near a crossing after an early morning collision with a CSX freight train on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 others injured February 4, 2018 when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said.Amtrak train 91 -- traveling between New York and Miami -- derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, when it collided with the CSX freight train at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT). It was the third deadly incident involving an Amtrak train since December, raising questions about the safety of the national railway service.
(Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
A derailed Amtrak car can be seen up the tracks near a crossing after an early morning collision with a CSX freight train on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 others injured February 4, 2018 when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said.Amtrak train 91 -- traveling between New York and Miami -- derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, when it collided with the CSX freight train at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT). It was the third deadly incident involving an Amtrak train since December, raising questions about the safety of the national railway service. (Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak AccidentAfter Amtrak Crash In South Carolina
CAYCE, SC - FEBRUARY 04: Reporters listen as injured train passenger Alwillie Williams talks about the Amtrak train crash that left her with arm and shoulder injuries on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina. According to reports, two people were killed and over 100 injured when the Amtrak train collided with a freight train. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
CAYCE, SC - FEBRUARY 04: Ronnie Williams helps his injured mother Alwillie Williams on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina. Alwillie was traveling home to Denmark, South Carolina when her Amtrak train was hit early Sunday. According to reports, two people were killed and over 100 injured when the Amtrak train collided with a freight train. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
CSX employees can be seen near a derailed Amtrak car near a crossing after an early morning collision with a CSX freight train on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 others injured February 4, 2018 when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a freight train in the US state of South Carolina, authorities said.Amtrak train 91 -- traveling between New York and Miami -- derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, when it collided with the CSX freight train at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT). It was the third deadly incident involving an Amtrak train since December, raising questions about the safety of the national railway service.
(Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
CAYCE, SC - FEBRUARY 04: Investigators work at the scene of a crash under the Charleston Highway overpass where two trains collided early Sunday morning on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina. According to reports, two people were killed and over 100 injured when the Amtrak train collided with a freight train. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
CAYCE, SC - FEBRUARY 04: South Carolina State Police keep the media away from the investigation scene where two trains collided early Sunday morning on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina. According to reports, two people were killed and over 100 injured when the Amtrak train collided with a freight train. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
CAYCE, SC - FEBRUARY 04: CSX freight train officials check on a switching station near a fatal train crash early Sunday morning on February 4, 2018 in Cayce, South Carolina. According to reports, two people were killed and over 100 injured when an Amtrak train collided with a CSX freight train. (Photo by Bob Leverone/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt presents the ongoing investigation to the media during a press conference at SC Emergency Management Division in Cayce, South Carolina, on February 4, 2018.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 other people were injured early Sunday when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a CSX freight train in South Carolina, authorities said. (Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt presents the ongoing investigation to the media during a press conference at SC Emergency Management Division in Cayce, South Carolina, on February 4, 2018.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 other people were injured early Sunday when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a CSX freight train in South Carolina, authorities said. (Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
South Carolina Amtrak Accident
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt presents the ongoing investigation to the media during a press conference at SC Emergency Management Division in Cayce, South Carolina, on February 4, 2018.
Two Amtrak employees were killed and more than 100 other people were injured early Sunday when a passenger train carrying 147 people hit a CSX freight train in South Carolina, authorities said. (Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images)
