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| Amtrak train hits, kills two CSX employees on tracks |
| 2017-06-28 |
| WASHINGTON -- Amtrak says there's been a fatal incident involving two people who were struck while on the tracks in Washington. The railroad says a train traveling from Boston and New York was approaching Washington's Union Station around 11:18 p.m. Tuesday when the two people were struck. Amtrak says none of the train's crew members or 121 passengers was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board says the two people were CSX Railroad employees, reports CBS Washington affiliate WUSA-TV. Amtrak later said it is "particularly saddened that incident involved fellow railroaders employed by CSX." In an online statement Wednesday morning, Amtrak says service was temporarily suspended between Washington and Philadelphia while authorities investigated the incident. A CSX train was also involved in the incident, according to an NTSB official. A DC Fire and EMS Tweet said rescue crews found two people already dead. One railroad worker was transported to a local hospital for checkup. There was no initial word on what caused the worker's injuries. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari told WUSA passengers stayed on the train for several hours before being transferred to another train and taken the rest of the way to Union Station. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 See? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-06-28 19:36 |
| #2 Skid? The National Transportation Safety Board says the two people were CSX Railroad employees, reports CBS Washington affiliate WUSA-TV. Amtrak later said it is "particularly saddened that incident involved fellow railroaders employed by CSX." |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-06-28 11:42 |
| #1 Unnamed deaders messing with the tracks, a soft target passenger train stopped for hours, a third man (unnamed) taken for 'evaluation'. Any other country and we would think this was a failed attack. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-06-28 10:47 |