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Re: Amtrak Cascades 501 Derailment in Washington

Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Mon Dec 18 20:42:15 2017, in response to Re: Amtrak Cascades 501 Derailment in Washington, posted by Dutchrailnut on Mon Dec 18 20:36:10 2017.

I don't think it was operator error or even related to the speed reduction. On another forum, this was posted:
The lead engine hit a big tree about 10 to 15 feet off the ground and broke off a fork of the tree.

Second: a signal tower was destroyed several hundred feet before the curve, suggesting it derailed before it even got to the curve (possibly while decelerating for the curve?).

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