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Old 02-04-2018, 10:01am   #1
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Default Amtrak, CSX train collision in South Carolina

3rd crash in a month or so...

Amtrak, CSX train collision in South Carolina leaves 2 dead, 70 injured, officials say | Fox News

Amtrak, CSX train collision in South Carolina leaves 2 dead, 70 injured, officials say


At least two people were killed and 70 were injured when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a CSX freight train early Sunday just outside the capital of South Carolina, officials said.

The South Carolina Emergency Management Division said Amtrak 91 was traveling from New York to Miami when it collided with the CSX train in Cayce around 2:35 a.m. At least 70 people were transported to local hospitals, Lexington County spokesman Harrison Cahill said at a news conference.

"We have anywhere from scratches and bumps to more severe broken bones," Cahill told reporters.

Amtrak said in a statement the train's lead engine derailed, as did some passenger cars that was carrying eight crew members and approximately 139 passengers on board. TV footage from the crash scene showed the aftermath of the collision, with the Amtrak engine on its side and its front crumpled.



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This is the third Amtrak derailment since December that involved fatalities
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Old 02-05-2018, 12:15pm   #3
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Sumwalt said a rail switch that changes the direction of the track was lined in a way that diverted the Amtrak train from the main line onto the side track.

"For whatever reason, that switch was, as they say in the railroad industry, 'lined and locked,' which means it was aligned for the train coming down this way to be diverted into the siding," he said.

"Of course, key to this investigation is learning why that switch was lined that way, because the expectation, of course, is that the Amtrak would be cleared and operating straight down like this," he added, pointing to a whiteboard drawing of the tracks.

The CSX train was stationary and appeared to be empty at the time of the crash, officials said. McMaster said there were several train tracks at the location of the collision.

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Am I reading this right? Someone moved the switch to get the freight train on to the side track, but then failed to move the switch back? That's a helluva thing to overlook.
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This link appears to be the crash site.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ca...!4d-81.0739827
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