Today’s feature involves an Amtrack train tragedy. On this date in 1983, an Amtrak train derailed in Marshall, Texas killing four and injuring 72. The reason it happened? There was a section of railroad track that was being repaired, and there was an apparent break. This had been the worst derailment accident in Amtrak’s history since 1971. While this is a tragedy, those kinds of statistics are certainly better than some modes of transportation.
For more information:
http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=214883
http://www3.gendisasters.com/mainlist/texas/Train+Wrecks+and+Accidents?page=1
http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/16768/marshall-tx-amtrak-derailment-nov-1983
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