By Joe Messa
In May 2015, an Amtrak train traveling the Northeast Corridor from Washington D.C. to New York City derailed in Port Richmond, killing eight and injuring hundreds. In October 2015, an Amtrak train traveling southbound on the Northeast Corridor from Vermont to Washington D.C. derailed after hitting falling debris, injuring seven. This morning, April 3, 2016, […]
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Temple University Hospital’s last of 64 patients from the May 12th Amtrak derailment that killed eight and injured over 200 left the hospital this past Tuesday, 77 days after the crash took place. A spokeswoman from the hospital would not identify the patient’s injuries or whether or not the patient was sent home or to […]
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With over two-hundred people injured and eight people dead, the aftermath of the Amtrak derailment is considerable. Like most of us, you are probably thinking that Amtrak will be facing a sizable restitution bill to the victims, their families, and to the City of Philadelphia. But because of a cap on Amtrak’s legal liability, compensation […]
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Many new developments have been made since Tuesday evening’s tragic and fatal Amtrak train derailment at the Frankford Junction curve of the Northeast Corridor in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. Since yesterday, there are now eight confirmed fatalities, around 12 passengers still unaccounted for, and over 200 injured. As of yesterday, there was also […]
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An Amtrak train on its way to New York from Washington, D.C. derailed in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia on the evening of May 12th, killing 6 and injuring dozens of others. The train was transporting 238 passengers and 5 crew members after it left 30th Street Station at about 9:20pm Tuesday night. Minutes […]
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