PA - Amtrak train from Washington crashes in Philadelphia, May 2015

CARIIS · May 12, 2015

corundogs said:
OK...how is the locomotive still standing...and the car that was behind it beyond mangled?

Tracks don't have perpendicular lines, do they? Because it looks like something smashed into that 2nd car...detaching it from the rest of the train and the track. I may be way off base but that's how it looks to me.

Amazing, the mayor just said yes, one car was perpendicular to the rest ??????????????

rosie_lee · May 12, 2015

The scene of the Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia. See more photos here: http://t.co/y5Uqae3rTP http://t.co/S4AI2txPmX

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/598335204177137665

corundogs · May 13, 2015

CARIIS said:
Amazing, the mayor just said yes, one car was perpendicular to the rest ??????????????

Kinda crazy...because I was sure I must not be seeing what I was actually seeing. It literally makes NO SENSE!!!

corundogs · May 13, 2015

CSX train being ruled out, per CNN and Mary Schiavo

trigger · May 13, 2015

CARIIS said:
Amazing, the mayor just said yes, one car was perpendicular to the rest ??????????????

Heard that to...what the heck happen there?

gregjrichards · May 13, 2015

I've never been to the U.S.A yet. I'm just wondering do you give your name and address to book an Amtrak train ticket or do you just turn up at the station and ask for a ticket from a to b? Will Amtrak have some kind of manifest of those on board to identify the dead and seriously injured?

popsicle · May 13, 2015

Joel Waldman ‏@joelwaldmanFOX 2m2 minutes ago
FBI: nothing to indicate terrorism #Amtrak188

CARIIS · May 13, 2015

gregjrichards said:
I've never been to the U.S.A yet so I'm just wondering do you give your name and address to book an Amtrak train ticket or do you just turn up at the station and ask for a ticket from a to b. I just wondered if they will have some kind of manifest of those on board to identify the dead and seriously injured.

Thats actually a great question- in a way I think they just pop up?

corundogs · May 13, 2015

rosie_lee said:
The scene of the Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia. See more photos here: http://t.co/y5Uqae3rTP http://t.co/S4AI2txPmX

HOLY $#$#!!!!! And from that link, one of the cars is almost upside down!

Not sure if anyone was watching one of the local streams earlier...but they were loading people on stretchers into Police Vans. The ones we have all learned so much about in the past couple of weeks. For me, it brought up the Aurora Theater Shooting (which I am currently following that trial) and how so many First Responders loaded people into their cruisers and rushed people to the hospital that way.

popsicle · May 13, 2015

gregjrichards said:
I've never been to the U.S.A yet. I'm just wondering do you give your name and address to book an Amtrak train ticket or do you just turn up at the station and ask for a ticket from a to b? Will Amtrak have some kind of manifest of those on board to identify the dead and seriously injured?

You buy a ticket showing photo ID

CARIIS · May 13, 2015

trigger said:
Heard that to...what the heck happen there?

Wow the wheel boggies came off, totally off of one car

MSNBC

Inthedetails · May 13, 2015

gregjrichards said:
I've never been to the U.S.A yet. I'm just wondering do you give your name and address to book an Amtrak train ticket or do you just turn up at the station and ask for a ticket from a to b? Will Amtrak have some kind of manifest of those on board to identify the dead and seriously injured?

Amtrak ID Policy:
http://www.amtrak.com/passenger-identification

bessie · May 13, 2015

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KEVINinTO · May 13, 2015

Mary Schiavo on CNN just noted that the train would not be going very fast as it was entering the curve and she is surprised at the amount of damage to the perpendicular car and said "it would take more than a simple derailment to cause that amount of damage at that speed". Hmmm!

branwynbreeze · May 13, 2015

My thoughts and prayers to all on train. 2008 there was a commuter VS freight train crash about half mile away. You may want to search images to compare to this crash. I'm still sensitive when I hear coppers flying low.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chatsworth_train_collision

corundogs · May 13, 2015

CARIIS said:
Thats actually a great question- in a way I think they just pop up?

I heard on CNN that you have to supply your name. Harder to track than an airplane because you don't know where people are sitting...but they will have a manifest of all passengers.

CARIIS · May 13, 2015

Enitre NE corridor (Amtrak) shut down per msnbc

also msnbc track failure, speed or wheel failure possibilities Larry Mann on MSNVC

trigger · May 13, 2015

The cause of the derailment was unknown, but Amtrak said it was investigating. The area where the derailment occurred is known as Frankford Junction and has a big curve.

http://www.delawareonline.com/story...ain-washington-crashes-philadelphia/27213727/

DexterMorgan · May 13, 2015

bessie said:
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Agree totally.

i.b.nora · May 13, 2015

The picture ID thing (which I didn't know) might be what they will use to check against the lists that the Philadelphia Police Department Detectives are putting together of all the oassengers. And, in addition, to help identify the deceased, and to be able to relay status to their loved ones. On one of the live streams I was watching they were discussing specifically the use of the detectives.

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/category/239150/watch-fox-29-news-live-online

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