Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment
in Montana
Posted By: Ribicon, 9/26/2021 4:02:48 PM
Joplin, Mont.—Federal officials sent a team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board to the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized Sunday, officials said. The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago, with two locomotives and 10 cars, when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday near Joplin, a town of about 200. The train was carrying about 141 passengers and 16 crew members and had two locomotives and 10 cars, eight of which derailed, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said. A 14-member team including investigators and specialists in railroad signals would
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The US government sent 15 FBI agents to investigate Bubba Wallace's racist garage door pull, but only 14 NTSB investigators to check out a train derailment with 3 fatalities. Our nation certainly has its priorities in order.