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AllyCat

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23. OMG! My wishes for safety for the rescuers

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:05 PM

Dec 2017

And healing for all involved. Sympathy for the families of those who lost their lives. Crumbling infrastructure claims more victims.

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Breaking - Derailed train falls off bridge onto I-5 lanes south of Tacoma [View all] icymist Dec 2017 OP

It was also the first day of this train's new service. BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #1

Damn. That sucks MissB Dec 2017 #3

WHOA! This is really bad! MineralMan Dec 2017 #2

I-5 is the main N-S freeway. Traffic rerouting is a nightmare Wwcd Dec 2017 #4

Google Maps street view Nov 2016 shows work on the RR tracks right there csziggy Dec 2017 #5

Train was exiting a curve to to other side of interstate IADEMO2004 Dec 2017 #27

They're saying that this is a brand new route from Tacoma to Portland icymist Dec 2017 #6

Trainorders: Passenger Trains Amtrak Cascades Derails onto I-5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #7

Safety concerns had been voiced by local Mayor prior to opening this route Tom Rinaldo Dec 2017 #8

King 5 just reported people being taken to Madigan Army Medical Center (nearest hospital) icymist Dec 2017 #9

This is starting to look real bad. icymist Dec 2017 #10

How awful! mcar Dec 2017 #11

Doubly sad... Wounded Bear Dec 2017 #12

More photos from the scene - Just heard mass causality situation (Unconfirmed; at least three dead) icymist Dec 2017 #13

I didnt know they had color coded triage tents MissB Dec 2017 #18

Yup. icymist Dec 2017 #19

Yeah Im hoping if Im in a mass casualty event MissB Dec 2017 #21

Under tRump we will see a lot more of this happening... Joe941 Dec 2017 #14

That rail most likely wasn't "our" infrastructure but a private line. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #15

This was first ever passenger train on that track. icymist Dec 2017 #17

Right. My point being it's owned by the freight line. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #20

yes thats right.. this is part of Sound transit..it was recently UPGRADED samnsara Dec 2017 #28

That too is what rePukes want... Joe941 Dec 2017 #35

Amtrak provides phone number for people with questions icymist Dec 2017 #16

Tweets from Gov. Inslee: icymist Dec 2017 #22

OMG! My wishes for safety for the rescuers AllyCat Dec 2017 #23

Infrastructure on the cheap aeromanKC Dec 2017 #24

KOMO video OxQQme Dec 2017 #25

Portland Seahawks fans heading home n/t OxQQme Dec 2017 #30

glued to it all day.. all relatives on that side of the state.. samnsara Dec 2017 #26

Everything considered, it could have been a lot worse. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #29

I agree Puzzler Dec 2017 #32

I just heard that there are six confirmed dead. icymist Dec 2017 #31

Hmm... to my eyes it looks like that curve ... Puzzler Dec 2017 #37

The U. S. Desparately Needs Infrastructure Upgrades-Couldn't Be a Worse Time For a Huge Tax Cuts dlk Dec 2017 #33

The tracks at this scene were just recently upgraded. icymist Dec 2017 #36

Yup. This needs to be blame on tRump and his ilk. Joe941 Dec 2017 #40

Yeah, tRump will fix this problem bigly! Wednesdays Dec 2017 #48

Quiet please. The emperor is tuning up. moondust Dec 2017 #46

Lakewood mayor predicts deadly accidents from high-speed train service OxQQme Dec 2017 #34

live coverege link via youtube . AllaN01Bear Dec 2017 #38

How about this? Initech Dec 2017 #39

What you're calling for is a giveaway to corporations. The vast majority of lines Amtrak runs on are WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #41

Building infrastructure is NOT a giveaway. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #47

Report: Over 1 million barrels of oil shipped across Wash. each week OxQQme Dec 2017 #42

Don't worry, billionaires will fix our infrastructure by trickle down after they empty the Treasury. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #43

I grew up in Aberdeen, and went to college at Evergreen State Stryst Dec 2017 #44

Anyone here local? shanti Dec 2017 #45

Message from WSDOT - Now hearing reports that south bound I-5 will be closed for several days icymist Dec 2017 #49