Post by Logan on Mar 14, 2016 14:16:46 GMT -6
A cross-country Amtrak train derailed early Monday in southwest Kansas, sending 32 passengers to hospitals, the railroad said in a statement.
The nine-car passenger train, known as the Southwest Chief, was bound for Chicago from Los Angeles when it went off the tracks just west of Dodge City shortly after midnight, Amtrak said. Dodge City is about 150 miles west of Wichita.
Images and video posted to social media appeared to show four of the train’s cars on their sides, with another teetering at an angle.
Daniel Szczerba, who was identified as a passenger, said he encountered a man after the accident who appeared to have been hurt, according to a video published by The Associated Press.
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/us/amtrak-train-derailment-kansas.html
The nine-car passenger train, known as the Southwest Chief, was bound for Chicago from Los Angeles when it went off the tracks just west of Dodge City shortly after midnight, Amtrak said. Dodge City is about 150 miles west of Wichita.
Images and video posted to social media appeared to show four of the train’s cars on their sides, with another teetering at an angle.
Daniel Szczerba, who was identified as a passenger, said he encountered a man after the accident who appeared to have been hurt, according to a video published by The Associated Press.
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/us/amtrak-train-derailment-kansas.html