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Amtrak Derailment: Train From New York Hits Backhoe; 2 Killed, at Least 35 Injured
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Amtrak Derailment: Train From New York Hits Backhoe; 2 Killed, at Least 35 Injured | 03 April 2016 | An Amtrak train carrying more than 300 passengers Sunday and traveling at more than 100 mph plowed into a backhoe on tracks outside of Philadelphia, killing two workers operating the construction equipment, injuring at least 35 others and closing parts of the highly trafficked Northeast Corridor…Amtrak train 89 departed from New York and was headed for Savannah, Georgia, when the crash occurred just before 8 a.m. in the Pennsylvania town of Chester, about 15 miles from Philadelphia, Amtrak officals said. The train continued moving for another mile before coming to a stop in Trainer.
Source: http://www.legitgov.org/Amtrak-Derailment-Train-New-York-Hits-Backhoe-2-Killed-Least-35-Injured
