{"id":42777,"date":"2017-12-19T13:03:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T18:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=42777"},"modified":"2017-12-19T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T18:03:55","slug":"update-ntsb-says-derailed-amtrak-train-was-speeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/update-ntsb-says-derailed-amtrak-train-was-speeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: NTSB says derailed Amtrak train was speeding","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Amtrak Cascades train 501 that derailed over Interstate 5 near DuPont, Wash., Monday, Dec. 18 was speeding, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The train was traveling at around 80 mph in a 30 mph zone, the agency said.<br \/>\nThe train was carrying 80 passengers and five crew members. Three passengers have been reported dead and roughly 100 passengers and motorists were injured. The train had two engines, one at the front and one at the rear, and 12 passenger cars. Thirteen of the 14 cars derailed, with only the rear locomotive staying on the tracks. The derailed cars struck five motor vehicles and two semi-trucks on the highway below.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlepi.com\/seattlenews\/article\/Amtrak-train-derails-near-Olympia-shuts-down-I-5-12439902.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to read more from Seattlepi.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Amtrak Cascades train 501 that derailed over Interstate 5 near DuPont, Wash., Monday, Dec. 18 was speeding, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The train was traveling at around 80 mph in a 30 mph zone, the agency said. The train was carrying 80 passengers and five crew members. 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