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"The wheel of a slow-traveling Amtrak train came off the tracks Monday afternoon near Woodland, Washington"
WOODLAND — The wheel of a slow-traveling Amtrak train came off the tracks Monday afternoon near Woodland, Washington, but no passengers were injured.
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Bruce
Did they ever determine what caused the TWO wheels of the front truck to derail?
The rail on the left side of the locomotive tilted over? Or did it knife the switch? Guard rail for the switch in the photo?
Thank you.
No answer that I ever saw, but that is normal reporting. I only see causes after major accidents, sometimes months or years after.
Bruce
Generally, unless there is large loss of life or property, the media or reporting entities will go for the initial splash of a headline, and then move on to the next disaster.
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