Amtrak train derails in Washington

[tennisluvr]

Train passenger: "We were catapulted into the seats in front of us"

A passenger aboard the Amtrak train said he was "catapulted into the seats" in front of him as the train car crumpled and went down an embankment.

Chris Karnes said he was on the third or fourth car on the train when he felt "a little bit of a jolt."

"Then at a certain point, we could hear a crumpling of the train and we were catapulted into the seats in front of us," he said.

After the train went down the embankment, Karnes said he and other passengers climbed out of their car so they could find help for an injured passenger.

Karnes, a member of the Pierce Transit Community Transportation Advisory Group, said the train was going at least 70 mph and passing vehicles on the freeway.

[tennisluvr]

What we know now

• What happened: An Amtrak passenger train derailed and is now dangling onto Interstate 5 in Pierce County, Washington.
• The victims: Sheriff's office says there are multiple fatalities; 77 people have been taken to local hospitals.

[tennisluvr]

The NTSB considers this to be a "major incident"

From CNN’s Rene Marsh

The National Transportation Safety Board is getting ready to dispatch a 20-member go-team departing from Washington, D.C., this evening for Washington state, according to an NTSB official.

This is a large go-team because it is considered a “major incident” by the agency.

Within that group, the teams will each be focused on three different areas. One team will be focused on human performance, another team will look at the mechanics of the train and another team on the rails and the signals, according to this same source.

[tennisluvr]

President Trump, who is laying out his national security strategy in a speech right now, opened by addressing the train derailment today.

"Let me begin by expressing our deepest sympathies and most heartfelt prayers for the victims of the train derailment in Washington state," Trump said.

The President again used the event to push his own infrastructure agenda.

"We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities. It is all the more reason why we must start immediately fixing the infrastructure of the United States," he said.

In his first tweet after the deadly train crash, Trump didn't mention victims and first responders. Instead, he tweeted that it showed why his administration's infrastructure plan is needed. He followed up with a tweet about victims 10 minutes later.

[Batman_fan]

[tennisluvr]

Washington governor declares state of emergency

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in Pierce and Thurston counties after the train derailment, according to the governor’s office.

This means that state agencies and departments will be able to tap into state resources in order to "do everything reasonably possible to assist affected political subdivisions in an effort to respond to and recover from the incidents," according to the governor's proclamation.

[Batman_fan]

Just now, tennisluvr said:

President Trump, who is laying out his national security strategy in a speech right now, opened by addressing the train derailment today.

"Let me begin by expressing our deepest sympathies and most heartfelt prayers for the victims of the train derailment in Washington state," Trump said.

The President again used the event to push his own infrastructure agenda.

"We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities. It is all the more reason why we must start immediately fixing the infrastructure of the United States," he said.

In his first tweet after the deadly train crash, Trump didn't mention victims and first responders. Instead, he tweeted that it showed why his administration's infrastructure plan is needed. He followed up with a tweet about victims 10 minutes later.

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[Semper_Fi]

2 minutes ago, tennisluvr said:

In his first tweet after the deadly train crash, Trump didn't mention victims and first responders. Instead, he tweeted that it showed why his administration's infrastructure plan is needed. He followed up with a tweet about victims 10 minutes later.

Sad to say it doesn't surprise me he did that. 

[Quickgun_murugan]

5 minutes ago, tennisluvr said:

Train passenger: "We were catapulted into the seats in front of us"

A passenger aboard the Amtrak train said he was "catapulted into the seats" in front of him as the train car crumpled and went down an embankment.

Chris Karnes said he was on the third or fourth car on the train when he felt "a little bit of a jolt."

"Then at a certain point, we could hear a crumpling of the train and we were catapulted into the seats in front of us," he said.

After the train went down the embankment, Karnes said he and other passengers climbed out of their car so they could find help for an injured passenger.

Karnes, a member of the Pierce Transit Community Transportation Advisory Group, said the train was going at least 70 mph and passing vehicles on the freeway.

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[DuvvaAbbulu]

13 minutes ago, tennisluvr said:

Train passenger: "We were catapulted into the seats in front of us"

A passenger aboard the Amtrak train said he was "catapulted into the seats" in front of him as the train car crumpled and went down an embankment.

Chris Karnes said he was on the third or fourth car on the train when he felt "a little bit of a jolt."

"Then at a certain point, we could hear a crumpling of the train and we were catapulted into the seats in front of us," he said.

After the train went down the embankment, Karnes said he and other passengers climbed out of their car so they could find help for an injured passenger.

Karnes, a member of the Pierce Transit Community Transportation Advisory Group, said the train was going at least 70 mph and passing vehicles on the freeway.

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