Little Rock's The ARKANSAS-DEMOCRAT reports around 3 am Wednesday an Amtrak train derailed about 45 miles northeast of Little Rock.
The incident occurred at a low speed at a track crossover.
Only 2 cars of the 7-car train derailed according to the report- and those 2 cars remained upright.
None of the 214 passengers and crew reported being hurt by the derailment with the passengers being bussed to Little Rock to complete their trip..
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3 comments:
I was on one of the cars.... and lemme tell you, it may not have been toppled over.. but it wasn't "upright" either. I was in the second to last car and we were atleast at a 45 degree angle tipping over... Was interesting.
i have to take that train on sunday I hope they have it figured out
I was on this train as well, on one of the cars that derailed, and I can honestly say that the statement that the derailment occured while traveling at a "low speed" is entirely false. The train was running late and the conductor was speeding to arrive in Little Rock on time. I won't be riding with AmTrak anytime soon.
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