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Amtrak was joining with federal safety officials Sunday to investigate a Montana train derailment that left at least three people dead and rural communities scrambling to provide food and shelter to the stunned survivors.
The westbound Empire Builder train with 141 passengers and 16 crew members derailed Saturday afternoon near Joplin, a town of less than 200 people just a few miles from the Canadian border. The tragedy occurred as Amtrak was closing out its nationwide, annual Rail Safety Week.
Liberty County sheriffs dispatcher Starr Tyler confirmed the deaths, saying there also were multiple injuries.
Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said eight of the train's 10 cars toppled off the tracks, some of them sitting on their sides when the Seattle-bound train out of Chicago came to a halt.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/26/amtrak-train-derailment-montana/5874081001/
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INFRASTRUCTURE, people! It's not just highways and bridges. And my apologies if this has already been posted, but I did not see it. I would have thought it would be on Latest Breaking News.
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wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)No massive investment needed, right Manchin? Sinema?
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)cinematicdiversions
(1,969 posts)I am not sure why it would be included in an infrastructure bill.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,999 posts)what is wrong with US railroads today. Private goddam ownership. No government involvement whatsoever. Unlike the highways.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,448 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(9,999 posts)Other developed countries have them, why shouldn't we? The private companies are doing a crappy job of running and maintaining them.
gladium et scutum
(808 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,448 posts)tracks aren't public.
onethatcares
(16,188 posts)the state is responsible for any and all damages or accidents on railroad right of ways. CSX only gets the income and profit. thank gaud for John Snow and the floriduh legislature.