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"Tons of people are hurt": 911 calls detail derailment's chaos
Dozens of emergency call recordings provide vivid account of what happened following deadly Amtrak crash
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Dozens of emergency call recordings provide vivid account of what happened following deadly Amtrak crash
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.
Video aboard the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state shows crews weren't using personal electronic devices
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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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Shortly after the deadly Amtrak crash in Washington, President Trump tweeted the crash "shows more than ever" why an infrastructure plan "must be approved quickly." Although he called it "soon to be submitted," a plan has yet to be seen. Mr. Trump made infrastructure reform a key part of his campaign. Politico transportation editor Kathryn Wolfe joins CBSN to discuss.
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Federal investigators are looking into whether an Amtrak engineer was distracted by someone else in the locomotive when his train careened off a highway overpass Monday in Washington state. Three people were killed, including two members of a rail advocacy group. Carter Evans reports.
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Investigators are looking at excessive speed as a factor in Monday's deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state. CBS News' David Begnaud reports from the scene, and airport and railroad civil engineer Gus Ubaldi joins CBSN to explain how technology could help prevent prevent train crashes and what the future may hold for high-speed rail.
At least three people were killed and dozens were injured when a train jumped the tracks south of Seattle
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President Trump says Monday's Amtrak derailment in Washington state shows the need for increased infrastructure investments. But the tracks where the accident occurred were brand new. Some critics warned the new high-speed service could still be dangerous. Carter Evans reports.
Daniel Konzelman was driving to work with his girlfriend when the train careened off an overpass south of Seattle
One of the first responders to the deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state was a civilian who says he did a "simple thing." Daniel Konzelman, an Eagle Scout, was driving to work when the train derailed. He says his emergency response training helped him assess victims and lead them out of the wreckage.
NTSB's Bella Dinh-Zarr, who is at the scene of the Amtrak derailment in DuPont, Washington, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what the agency wants to know as they assess the crash.
The NTSB says the train in the deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state was clocked at 80 mph in a 30 mph zone. The crash killed at least three passengers and dozens more were injured. The train was making the first-ever scheduled trip over a newly-built track. David Begnaud reports.
Investigators don't know why; 3 people were killed, dozens injured in derailment south of Seattle
Officials are looking for answers after Monday's deadly Amtrak train derailment in Washington state. Federal investigators say the train was speeding when it went off the rails. CBS News correspondent Chris Martinez joins CBSN with the latest.
At least three people were killed Monday when a train derailed in DuPont, Washington, sending train cars onto the highway below. The accident occurred just hours after another incident that caused massive transportation disruptions: the power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. CBS News transportation safety analyst and former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Mark Rosenker, joins CBSN with the latest.
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