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Originally Posted by dennis in se pa
I am going to guess it was going too fast around the bend. Several passengers have mentioned this. What a mess. So sorry for the injured.
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Unfortunately, it looks like Dennis might be right, per the WSJ:
‘Excessive Speed’ Probed as Factor in Fatal Philadelphia Train Wreck'
PHILADELPHIA—An Amtrak train involved in a fatal crash here appears to have been traveling at more than 100 miles an hour as it entered a sharp curve where it derailed Tuesday night, killing at least six people, according to two people with knowledge of the investigation.
The speed limit in that section of track drops to 50 miles per hour, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.
Investigators are focusing on the possibility that excessive speed was a factor in the derailment, one of these people said. The locomotive and all seven passenger cars of the train went off the tracks at a tight curve at Frankford Junction, north of Philadelphia city center. Multiple cars overturned, severely injuring some passengers and pinning others. Six people were killed and more than 200 were injured, including eight who were in critical condition.