Breaking news on Rachel - an Amtrak train derailed and crashed in Philly

[malaise]

More after the break

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Insert bad joke here from a photog

[malaise]

2. DC to New York line

Strange that she was talking about the oil trains and nukes in North Dakota.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. I am listening to Murphy

and he should be seen by a doctor. It will be painful in the morning.

[Cal Carpenter]

3. Link: Amtrak train from Washington crashes in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Amtrak train has crashed in Philadelphia, and several people appear to be injured.

Train 188 was traveling from Washington, D.C., to New York City on Tuesday night when it crashed.

The front of the train was going into a turn when it shook.

An Associated Press employee on the train says it appears the train went off the tracks.

Police swarming the Port Richmond area where the crash occurred are telling people to get back.

Former Congressman Patrick Murphy was on the train and has been tweeting photos of firefighters helping people in the wreckage.


http://wtop.com/business/2015/05/amtrak-train-from-washington-crashes-in-philadelphia/

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4. Murphy's coming up on Lawrence

in a minute

[Barack_America]

5. Seems that Patrick Murphy was on board.

10+ cars and many injuries.

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7. He's on air now on GEM$NBComcast with Lawarence n/t

[Cooley Hurd]

6. It looks pretty bad!

[malaise]

8. Yep

Several cars derailed - not good

[Heddi]

9. The local news says it's pretty bad

I'm a few miles from the derailment and I've been hearing sirens and emergency vehicles for the last 30ish minutes. Lots of helicopters going back and forth, unsure if police, news, or LifeFlight helo's

[Beaverhausen]

10. What area did this happen?

[Heddi]

11. Port Richmond area, Wheatsheaf Ln and Frankford Ave

they've closed off Frankford Ave, I've heard. Industrial area, abandoned warehouses and junked cars, no houses or businesses in immediate danger

[JHB]

17. Approximate area circled in red

[Terra Alta]

12. my thoughts go out to those involved

Hope none of the injuries are serious.

[malaise]

14. Very very bad - five dead, six critical

[Vinca]

15. In a strange twist, she had just been talking about the "bomb" trains.

[malaise]

16. Yep that was amazing

but I think the fear about deteriorating infrastructure is not far from the fear of mixing nukes with oil trains that derail and explode.

This is the 9th Amtrak train derailing for 2015. Never would I have contemplated such a situation in the United States - bet the neo-liberals are happy.