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NTSB investigating Amtrak derailment
Investigators with the NTSB are looking into what may have caused an Amtrak train to derail in Montana over the weekend. Three people were killed and dozens were injured. Former chairman of the NTSB and CBS News transportation and safety consultant Robert Sumwalt joined Ed O'Keefe to discuss.
At least 3 killed when Amtrak train derails in Montana
As of Sunday evening, five people were still hospitalized in stable condition.
Amtrak train derailment leaves 3 dead
Federal investigators are in Montana trying to figure out what caused an Amtrak train derailment that left at least three people dead and dozens more injured. Meg Oliver has the latest.
At least 3 killed after Amtrak train derailment
An Amtrak passenger train derailed near Joplin, Montana, on Sunday, killing three and injuring dozens more. Meg Oliver has the latest.
3 dead, dozens injured in Montana train derailment
Three people were killed and dozens more injured when an Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Seattle derailed in Montana. The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the cause. CBS News transportation correspondent Errol Barnett joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.
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Flights canceled ahead of nor'easter
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Investigators are trying to figure out how two Amtrak cars separated early Tuesday morning near Baltimore. It's the latest incident in a string of train mishaps. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the latest.
Deadly Amtrak crash investigation
Investigators are trying to determine whether a track switch was in the wrong direction at the time of a deadly Amtrak crash in South Carolina. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
Amtrak derailment investigation
Federal investigators are trying to find out why an Amtrak train was guided onto the wrong track, causing a fatal accident in South Carolina on Sunday. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins CBSN from West Columbia, South Carolina, with the latest.
Amtrak safety problem
An Amtrak passenger train derailed Sunday near Columbia, South Carolina, killing two people. Former NTSB chairman and CBS News transportation analyst Mark Rosenker joins "CBS Evening News" to discuss the accident.
Amtrak derailment
For the third time in less than two months, federal investigators are at the scene of a deadly crash involving an Amtrak train. The latest crash happened Sunday morning in Cayce, South Carolina. The passenger train seems to have plowed into a freight train killing at least two people and injuring more than 100. CBS News' transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
S.C. deadly train crash
An Amtrak train traveling from New York to Miami struck a freight train, leaving two people dead and more than 100 injured Sunday.
Amtrak train collision
CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave gives an update on the collision between a freight train and an Amtrak passenger train early Sunday morning in South Carolina.
Amtrak crash update
Authorities said the two people killed in an early-morning train collision in South Carolina were Amtrak employees. The train was traveling from New York to Miami and crashed into a freight train near Columbia. Officials, including Gov. Henry McMaster, held a press conference with updates Sunday morning.
Amtrak crash update
A deadly Amtrak crash in South Carolina left two people dead and more than 70 injured. The passenger train was traveling from New York to Miami when it hit a freight train and derailed early Sunday morning. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joined CBSN by phone with the latest.
Amtrak crash: 2 dead, 70 hurt in South Carolina
Two were killed and at least 70 injured when an Amtrak passenger train traveling from New York to Miami derailed after hitting a goods train in South Carolina. Local authorities gave an early morning press conference describing the incident.
GOP lawmakers rattled after deadly train crash
Investigators are trying to learn why an Amtrak train, full of Republican members of Congress, hit a garbage truck and killed a man in Crozet, Virginia. Congressmen, including some doctors, rushed off the train to help the injured. Nancy Cordes reports.
Alleged Amtrak terror suspect
A 26-year-old from Missouri faces terrorism charges. Taylor Wilson is accused of trying to derail an Amtrak train in Nebraska last October. As CBS News' transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports, the suspect allegedly has ties to white supremacist groups.
Derailment 911 calls
Authorities have released the panicked calls made to 911 after an Amtrak train in Washington state plunged off the tracks onto an interstate. The crash killed three people and injured more than 100. Kevin McCarty of KIRO-TV reports.
Amtrak crash investigation
Investigators in the deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state are focused on speed and possible distractions for the engineer. They say he did not apply the emergency brakes, as the train approached a curve traveling 80 mph in a 30 mph zone. David Begnaud reports.
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Amtrak derailment
After a deadly train crash in Washington state killed at least three people Monday, investigators are now tasked with finding out what caused the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released some details from their early investigation. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins CBSN to explain what we found out.
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