{"id":25283,"date":"2025-05-12T23:34:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/deadly-amtrak-train-derailment-in-philadelphia\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T23:34:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:34:30","slug":"deadly-amtrak-train-derailment-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/deadly-amtrak-train-derailment-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-1\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473127874.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload\" id=\"gallery-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak Train 188 - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"true\" lazy=\"\" height=\"373\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/a96ec012-36e4-47ed-b816-23957944d6cb\/thumbnail\/620x373\/4382c7f7513bddda8bccb07ebb241c7c\/473127874.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/a96ec012-36e4-47ed-b816-23957944d6cb\/thumbnail\/1240x746\/ce4ba5907f88ea7439ae7820d09e5669\/473127874.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Win McNamee\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eight people were killed and more than 200 injured when an Amtrak train carrying 243 people from Washington D.C. to New York, on the nation&#8217;s busiest rail corridor, derailed in Philadelphia, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>In this photo, investigators and first responders work near the wreckage May 13, 2015 of the Amtrak passenger train that derailed late on May 12  in north Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-2\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak Train 188<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"amtrak-windshield-zoom.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/2\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/2\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak Train 188 - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/15\/64f85211-96e7-41eb-b588-d8d141392a2c\/thumbnail\/620x349\/642bc74bd5d4708ffe03ccd1de27435c\/amtrak-windshield-zoom.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/15\/64f85211-96e7-41eb-b588-d8d141392a2c\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/7fe05718bc5172ef8a640f97ac0967b1\/amtrak-windshield-zoom.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At a news conference Friday evening, May 15, 2015, NTSB member Robert Sumwalt explained that investigators interviewed two assistant conductors from Amtrak Train 188 who  indicated that the train may have been hit by an object. Sumwalt described a circular pattern of damage on the lower part of the windshield.<\/p>\n<p>The NTSB said it wants the FBI to examine damage to the windshield of Amtrak Train 188, to determine if the train may have been struck by a projectile prior to Tuesday night&#8217;s derailment in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-3\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak Train 188 victims<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u200bClockwise from top left, Jim Gaines, Justin Zemser, Derrick Griffith, Abid Gilani, Rachel Jacobs and Bob Gildersleeve, who all died in the May 12, 2015, Amtrak train crash, are seen in this photo combination. \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/3\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/3\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak Train 188 victims - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"350\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/14\/9855d6ea-1694-4913-b198-1950fb0af27e\/thumbnail\/620x350\/d2ff3d914ebec015beea373fa9381904\/six-amtrak-victims-3.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/14\/9855d6ea-1694-4913-b198-1950fb0af27e\/thumbnail\/1240x700\/34f5093ac955f6356ccc1d3a4360b591\/six-amtrak-victims-3.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                AP Photo\/Santos Chaparro\/Medgar Evers College\/Personal Photos<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This combination photo shows six of the eight victims who were killed by the Amtrak Train 188 crash. Clockwise from top left, Jim Gaines, Justin Zemser, Derrick Griffith, Abid Gilani, Rachel Jacobs and Bob Gildersleeve.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-4\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473151970.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/4\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/4\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"429\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/26da43ea-19d2-493e-a5fd-e2a3dada8f6f\/thumbnail\/620x429\/62967e4db2bd4cd82b9c775b90ae1082\/473151970.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/26da43ea-19d2-493e-a5fd-e2a3dada8f6f\/thumbnail\/1240x858\/a2e81751073bfeac7cf6c484e1744b48\/473151970.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Win McNamee\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An aerial view of the derailed Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 as investigators and first responders work near the wreckage in north Philadelphia, May 13, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-5\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473182250.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/5\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/5\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/14\/c86199e6-f237-485a-b3cd-aaac1b6b6b1a\/thumbnail\/620x413\/1c8a92660bd458e5b7b8cfae1579dd30\/473182250.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/14\/c86199e6-f237-485a-b3cd-aaac1b6b6b1a\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/04f1df7787d92b6396085aa39573425c\/473182250.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Alex Wong\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter briefs members of the media near the site of a train derailment accident in Philadelphia, May 13, 2015. Service has been interrupted after Amtrak train 188 derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night, killing at least eight people and injured more than 200.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-6\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rtx1ctfg.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/6\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/6\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/ac1f1a60-e6aa-4ae2-81b3-c779e3027018\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9f5c5dae49a35d9ae7539b63e8ae78d1\/rtx1ctfg.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/ac1f1a60-e6aa-4ae2-81b3-c779e3027018\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/fcebc701ee278d23ebca49c17d047d84\/rtx1ctfg.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Lucas Jackson\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency workers look through the remains of a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, May 13, 2015.  Rescue workers sifted through twisted metal and debris from the wreck of the Amtrak train on Wednesday that derailed in Philadelphia May 12, 2015, killing seven people and injuring scores of others, as investigators began reviewing data to determine the cause of an accident.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-7\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473128994.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/7\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/7\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"389\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/5959a6d4-538d-4e9e-97df-e4c6c868389a\/thumbnail\/620x389\/2c19c9830076f4e562eb3fdebaaced97\/473128994.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/5959a6d4-538d-4e9e-97df-e4c6c868389a\/thumbnail\/1240x778\/621161357f7009113823be95695229c5\/473128994.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jewel Samad\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rescuers work around derailed carriages of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia on May 13, 2015. Rescuers continued to comb through the mangled wreckage of the train as the difficult search for possible survivors continued.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-8\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473125966.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/8\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/8\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"428\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/76b266a2-b923-4477-ac48-c2ba2f63081c\/thumbnail\/620x428\/70e424d1c49c8b029480feafdf9f17dd\/473125966.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/76b266a2-b923-4477-ac48-c2ba2f63081c\/thumbnail\/1240x856\/1c292beb64ec62ba4521d023f0c5a20c\/473125966.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Timothy A. Clary\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Passengers injured in an Amtrak train derailment and crash, who were bused from New York from Philadelphia, get assistance from the Red Cross at Penn Station in New York, May 13, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers on Wednesday combed through the mangled wreckage of a derailed train in Philadelphia after an accident that left at least six dead, as the difficult search for possible survivors continued.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-9\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap176056854266.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/9\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/9\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/5c031f3d-9baa-4315-9527-c939d9b0b214\/thumbnail\/620x413\/f2c71f063eddb9984bae847432789e8c\/ap176056854266.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/5c031f3d-9baa-4315-9527-c939d9b0b214\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/ce4eec2474584f27aa4723cd5dfa121f\/ap176056854266.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel work the scene of the deadly train wreck in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-10\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473125960.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload\" id=\"gallery-image-10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/10\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/10\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"726\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/27ca2cf1-3d37-4b28-9d4f-b1716a652988\/thumbnail\/620x726\/7fc7548217043338ae31fa0a1d59ed40\/473125960.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/27ca2cf1-3d37-4b28-9d4f-b1716a652988\/thumbnail\/1240x1452\/5e2082b7a2dfca3c9a1f3f4320e981f4\/473125960.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Timothy A. Clary\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An Injured Amtrak passenger, who bused from to New York from Philadelphia, waits at Penn Station in New York, May 13, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-11\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473129504.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/11\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/11\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/723c9750-2c39-4baa-b1d6-b8401f24b556\/thumbnail\/620x413\/2667b18bc5e4eddbf72737c12e106af2\/473129504.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/723c9750-2c39-4baa-b1d6-b8401f24b556\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/ecfab709bd591abe9b6c0561c9e52279\/473129504.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Andrew Burton, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>People arrive at New York&#8217;s Penn Station from a NJ Transit train on May 13, 2015 in New York City. An Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia late on Tuesday night forced train service to be suspended between New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., causing commuters to use NJ Transit, flights and bus services.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-12\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473129490.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/12\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/12\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"429\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/6c5e3cda-dd7b-47f9-b776-8a51e16a11a6\/thumbnail\/620x429\/808f9f81af71962c287714f825397b7e\/473129490.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/6c5e3cda-dd7b-47f9-b776-8a51e16a11a6\/thumbnail\/1240x858\/c352510a8eed0bf0db25c2d9655c457e\/473129490.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Andrew Burton, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Amtrak information board in New York City shows the Washington-bound train from New York as cancelled May 13, 2015 after an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia late on Tuesday May 12th. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-13\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473099226.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/13\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/13\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/88b08eba-4147-469a-bff2-24c55a70a432\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ec692f3c04382b6931caa54bf2d9a125\/473099226.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/88b08eba-4147-469a-bff2-24c55a70a432\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/a1e35c33a2a90c47d0aeef8aebbd4926\/473099226.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Mark Makela\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency workers search for passengers after an Amtrak train carrying 243 passengers from Washington, D.C. to New York derailed in north Philadelphia, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-14\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap973343679509.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/14\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/14\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/a389bd73-16d9-4f1a-85b6-cdadeb204dec\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9b5a043a2801cd0dd955090ecce8193e\/ap973343679509.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/a389bd73-16d9-4f1a-85b6-cdadeb204dec\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/be0843d454581e8f9f2f289f20f36eb2\/ap973343679509.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A crime scene investigator looks inside a train car after a train wreck, Tuesday, in Philadephia, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-15\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473102802.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/15\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/15\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/8b41a4f7-857c-4311-80d3-5d4c0229252f\/thumbnail\/620x413\/0ea44def9d11741f8efbe978a9c7d56c\/473102802.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/8b41a4f7-857c-4311-80d3-5d4c0229252f\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/ec0ec74ef8b40f929fb5273fe8739b8f\/473102802.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Mark Makela\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A man looks on at a police barrier near the wreckage of an Amtrak passenger train  that derailed in north Philadelphia, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-16\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap605017741721.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/16\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/16\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/8e9125f8-d259-4178-a6b6-a6f7fa5beb6b\/thumbnail\/620x413\/5a8c40051506c5d3b99117e77e9cbe55\/ap605017741721.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/8e9125f8-d259-4178-a6b6-a6f7fa5beb6b\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/6f65865e249873dd56c5813a1954c0b4\/ap605017741721.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel work inside an train car at the scene of an Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<p> An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-17\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap162869505952.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/17\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/17\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/d9297892-443d-4705-8251-b239dbcff517\/thumbnail\/620x413\/1920759c8cf88e3314e0a470b8bc8a5c\/ap162869505952.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/d9297892-443d-4705-8251-b239dbcff517\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/92ca945d10e370a3e93c2175e759f4a7\/ap162869505952.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel work at the scene of an Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-18\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"473101476.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/18\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/18\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/a2c675c8-c0e9-410f-8c82-f374c58d7201\/thumbnail\/620x413\/cc8186db685d17d16334f3a6ee1575bd\/473101476.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/a2c675c8-c0e9-410f-8c82-f374c58d7201\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/807dba16cc63db428f0481869e0fbc1b\/473101476.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Mark Makela\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A police officer talks to bus passengers stopped at a emergency barrier near the wreckage of an Amtrak passenger train that derailed in north Philadelphia, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-19\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails &#8211; survivor<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap419736159126.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-19\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/19\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/19\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - survivor - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"400\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/0250e123-0170-4ae3-8582-549383a1a1a1\/thumbnail\/620x400\/3208a51c5af197a814d3571cb6909d97\/ap419736159126.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/0250e123-0170-4ae3-8582-549383a1a1a1\/thumbnail\/1240x800\/de21ba805f21423df4d654bbd95e54c2\/ap419736159126.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel help passengers at the scene of the Amtrack train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-20\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derailment<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap708599631139.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/20\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/20\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derailment - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/ac0c03dc-bc58-45fb-b752-8ba649f63058\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9779d105d20df49b9d1f760ec620dc3b\/ap708599631139.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/ac0c03dc-bc58-45fb-b752-8ba649f63058\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/0a7648bc1617b5413d560fe64717f757\/ap708599631139.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel work the scene of the deadly Amtrack train wreck in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and tipped over in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-21\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails &#8211; investigation<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap252724252718.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/21\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/21\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - investigation - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/d672d4a7-785c-4e5c-be86-81187d124892\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ee9d179bccb1e311921ecbd6e51fe59b\/ap252724252718.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/d672d4a7-785c-4e5c-be86-81187d124892\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/5390200ef8f6153184e3608f5e3cc21a\/ap252724252718.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train wreck in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-22\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap306098410902.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/22\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/22\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"402\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/2e464683-abbf-43a4-901a-ae407873a08d\/thumbnail\/620x402\/ba212059b75b41495c42619f71548a14\/ap306098410902.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/2e464683-abbf-43a4-901a-ae407873a08d\/thumbnail\/1240x804\/080d5a5441cca8ae178f79713ba18fe5\/ap306098410902.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Paul Cheung\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Passengers of an Amtrak train that crashed gather Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. Train 188 was traveling from Washington to New York City.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-23\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails &#8211; survivor<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap902286496679.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-23\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/23\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/23\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - survivor - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"470\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/3ffe6c58-1bf7-4cbb-8037-fb17d2dc5806\/thumbnail\/620x470\/91f9707b84a6bda43aa83ffc375fe129\/ap902286496679.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/3ffe6c58-1bf7-4cbb-8037-fb17d2dc5806\/thumbnail\/1240x940\/404ac966708e779fd20f564d0ea26dd3\/ap902286496679.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel help an injured passenger at the scene of an Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-24\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails &#8211; wreckage<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap815950429895.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/24\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/24\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - wreckage - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"359\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/31b5eb9a-3707-438e-9100-44652ee2005f\/thumbnail\/620x359\/2de3d67832ece3a4c760853964c5ab8c\/ap815950429895.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/31b5eb9a-3707-438e-9100-44652ee2005f\/thumbnail\/1240x718\/f042dd7a65c2663619d1574d0a87174b\/ap815950429895.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel work at the scene of an Amtrak train crash, Tuesday in Philadelphia, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-25\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails &#8211; survivor<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap728084818986.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/25\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/25\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - survivor - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"438\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/62f6f02a-2034-4f17-8654-1f787c7226b1\/thumbnail\/620x438\/b93e5d1759cdc3cc6f04fda8449cca9c\/ap728084818986.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/62f6f02a-2034-4f17-8654-1f787c7226b1\/thumbnail\/1240x876\/293dc75e930eaf6674bfa65f3179dd34\/ap728084818986.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel help a passenger at the scene of an Amtrack train crash in Philadelphia,May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-26\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails &#8211; injured<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap864080698016.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-26\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/26\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/26\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - injured - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"431\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/e27db6a8-c718-4834-a2c5-7c35aa83c42c\/thumbnail\/620x431\/ff56396eab2b479d7bc2e1ad8a613af0\/ap864080698016.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/e27db6a8-c718-4834-a2c5-7c35aa83c42c\/thumbnail\/1240x862\/4360dc1b664c9986cead6ba387596697\/ap864080698016.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel help a female passenger at the scene of an Amtrak train derailment and crash in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-27\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rtx1cpfo.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-27\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/27\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/27\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"416\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/2530cad2-a7b1-49b4-9193-60a4278a1d4e\/thumbnail\/620x416\/221bf183d930a31aa4aa9501503a9db7\/rtx1cpfo.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/2530cad2-a7b1-49b4-9193-60a4278a1d4e\/thumbnail\/1240x832\/a1211f1a8fc6f25d9b7f90584b0087f8\/rtx1cpfo.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Bryan Woolston\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rescue workers search for victims in the wreckage of a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said they had no idea what caused the train wreck, which left some demolished rail cars strewn upside down and on their sides in the city&#8217;s Port Richmond neighborhood along the Delaware River.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-28\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap736354885599.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/28\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/28\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"404\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/88ddb88e-5708-4690-9558-ace6ce3f8a1d\/thumbnail\/620x404\/b8988ff4fc5c16072b680799de450c5f\/ap736354885599.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/88ddb88e-5708-4690-9558-ace6ce3f8a1d\/thumbnail\/1240x808\/1d3e06e48960b3d4d0eebedd1cfc707e\/ap736354885599.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joseph Kaczmarek\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emergency personnel carry a passenger on a stretcher from the scene of an Amtrak train derailment and crash in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 12, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content__body content__section\" id=\"content__section-29\">\n<h2 class=\"content__section-headline\">Amtrak train derails &#8211; wreckage<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ap231268743856.jpg \" class=\"lazypreload lazyload\" id=\"gallery-image-29\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/29\/\" data-vars-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/29\/\" data-vars-title=\"Amtrak train derails - wreckage - Terrifying wreck: Deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia\" data-active=\"false\" lazy=\"1\" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/8d2c2537-797d-425b-b94e-2218adc486fe\/thumbnail\/620x465\/cc38c8bdcc98f8549ea99ce706dc2d62\/ap231268743856.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2015\/05\/13\/8d2c2537-797d-425b-b94e-2218adc486fe\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/e65417f7b7d3c51c7c96c06e3f1e4f87\/ap231268743856.jpg?v=1706c0c091b9b085a70a8db995d9c23a 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Paul Cheung\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An Amtrak train crashed in Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Train 188 was traveling from Washington to New York City carrying 243 passengers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/amtrak-derails-philadelphia\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Win McNamee\/Getty Images Eight people were killed and more than 200 injured when an Amtrak train carrying 243 people 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