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57. That's a new section that's away from the water

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 03:42 PM

Dec 2017

It runs along I-5 through Tacoma.

So far they believe the train was going too fast. It's a thirty mile an hour speed limit at that curve.

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Amtrak train derails from bridge onto Interstate 5 near Olympia [View all] brooklynite Dec 2017 OP

Prayers for all aboard the train Abouttime Dec 2017 #1

Trainorders: Passenger Trains Amtrak Cascades Derails onto I-5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #2

Train was apparently already 30 min late travelling between Seattle and Tacoma... brooklynite Dec 2017 #5

Awful shenmue Dec 2017 #3

And during the morning commute--people heading into Olympia from the Seattle/Tacoma area. Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #4

Most of the commuters GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #25

Thanks for this info. I'm also hearing from news that there were no fatalities in cars/trucks-- Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #27

That rail GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #30

That's a new section that's away from the water Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #57

Its been there forever. GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #85

If you've driven by there recently then you would have seen the new track being laid down Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #86

Moved about five years ago. GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #88

I'm one of those that GP6971 Dec 2017 #89

I drove that stretch GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #92

Now the North bound lanes can back GP6971 Dec 2017 #93

That's what it was like before I fled GeorgeHayduke Dec 2017 #96

I live just a few miles from there gopiscrap Dec 2017 #6

What a tragedy. Scarsdale Dec 2017 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author mobeau69 Dec 2017 #7

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

This is starting to look real bad. icymist Dec 2017 #9

Per NBC, this was the first time train used this route in effort to shave running time... brooklynite Dec 2017 #10

$800 million? Abouttime Dec 2017 #16

Inaugural run on the new route. The old one periodically had rocks or uppityperson Dec 2017 #40

New photos: there is a train car flat on the freeway below the dangling car-- Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #11

Oh gosh I hadnt noticed that. MissB Dec 2017 #14

Overturned, too. It's lying on its roof. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #17

Sheriffs office confirms fatalities, people trapped after train derailment on I-5 icymist Dec 2017 #12

And today's "Word of the Day", boyz and girlz...! Grins Dec 2017 #13

This was the end of an $800 million rail infrastructure program on this line OnlinePoker Dec 2017 #26

This was the inaugral run on this track. It's new uppityperson Dec 2017 #41

NEW infrastructure, in fact. Dreamer Tatum Dec 2017 #58

UPDATE: Fatalities, people trapped... brooklynite Dec 2017 #15

That south bound lane of I-5 will be closed, probably all day. icymist Dec 2017 #18

Much longer than "all day" brooklynite Dec 2017 #20

Washington is so dear to my heart Kittycow Dec 2017 #21

New photos from Pierce County Sheriff brooklynite Dec 2017 #22

So awful. janx Dec 2017 #23

KOMO TV-3 to 4 additional railcars derailed on opposite side of tracks. brooklynite Dec 2017 #24

Amtrak provides phone number for people with questions icymist Dec 2017 #28

Here's local news feed OnlinePoker Dec 2017 #29

Donald Trump and the GOP Congress are 100% responsible for this disaster Fluke a Snooker Dec 2017 #31

That's really a stretch, and you know it. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #32

This was the inaugral run on this track. It's new. uppityperson Dec 2017 #43

No but Trump is already trying to make political hay from it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #59

If people had been SHOT on that train, it would be too soon to talk about it. More_Cowbell Dec 2017 #82

You're right Abouttime Dec 2017 #64

This was the inaugral run on this track. It's new, been working on it for 7 yrs uppityperson Dec 2017 #73

LOL! Id sure like to hear the details on how to eliminate the GOP. Marengo Dec 2017 #94

The twitterverse is saying the train was going 80+ mph on tracks posted for 30... brooklynite Dec 2017 #33

Hashtag? janx Dec 2017 #34

Do a search for "Amtrak" and "30" and you'll hit a couple... brooklynite Dec 2017 #35

tnx janx Dec 2017 #38

This is from a local train engineer with knowledge of the rules and regs OnlinePoker Dec 2017 #39

Thank you. janx Dec 2017 #45

OMG those tracks are NOT meant for those speeds. importDavid Dec 2017 #36

WSDOT claims the track was upgraded to 79 mph... brooklynite Dec 2017 #44

Very Sad Stuart G Dec 2017 #37

After about an hour watching "expert" Mary Schiavo on CNN mobeau69 Dec 2017 #42

The engine pushes it going south and pulls it going north. janx Dec 2017 #46

Yeah, I know. The question is why couldn't the experts on tv figure it out? n/t mobeau69 Dec 2017 #48

Never been on a passenger train? janx Dec 2017 #50

No, the operating engine is in the middle of I-5, TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #51

You're right. n/t mobeau69 Dec 2017 #54

Wow, that *is* an engine down there! janx Dec 2017 #65

I don't know why the blue Amtrak #181 would be pushing. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #66

It might just have been headed back to Portland for power balancing. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #68

..Or perhaps insurance on an "Inaugural Run" TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #71

I had to enlarge the size of the page and examine it closely. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #67

I dunno! janx Dec 2017 #78

You sound knowledgeable. murielm99 Dec 2017 #60

My dad was a fireman and an engineer. Proud member of the BLFE mobeau69 Dec 2017 #87

You nailed it! Abouttime Dec 2017 #72

Again, that's really a stretch, and you know it. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #80

This was the inaugral run on this track. It's new, been working on it for 7 yrs uppityperson Dec 2017 #83

Aerial view... brooklynite Dec 2017 #47

The lead locomotive is above the word "Breaking" TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #52

I've been looking at the aerial view. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #56

Probably $3mil worth if scrap iron at this point, TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #61

From the one picture I've seen, the aerial view here, there's not much damage to it. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #62

Right. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #63

That is the first aerial photo I have seen. Thanks unfortunately that gives a better idea of how lunasun Dec 2017 #69

Carried too much speed?? Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #75

Apparently the tracks were designed to accommodate 79 mph speed brooklynite Dec 2017 #77

Death toll up to 6 now. Associated Press, via the Vancouver (WA) Columbian: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #49

Conductor's emergency transmission to Command Center brooklynite Dec 2017 #53

Vibes. applegrove Dec 2017 #55

Washington state DOT: Our statement on today's Amtrak Cascades derailment. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #70

Interesting, I didn't know Sound Transit owned any ROW brooklynite Dec 2017 #76

Me either. I just read that in the statement. I made an edit in reply #2 accordingly. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #79

Holy damn.. Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #74

The NTSB report will take a least a year to complete TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #81

There was an ugly head-on at Longview back in 1993. Veterans Day, maybe. I'll look it up. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #84

I remember that one well. Gore1FL Dec 2017 #90

Here's a map of the area of the derailment Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #91

Amtrak train was traveling at 80 mph in 30 mph zone, NTSB says Baclava Dec 2017 #95

DuPont curve where Amtrak derailed long known as problem for high-speed train alignment mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #97

NTSB Releases Amtrak #501 Prelim Report mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #98