Speeding Amtrak Train Derails Despite $181 Million In Track Improvements

Update: 2017-12-19

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The train ride from Seattle to Portland usually takes almost 4 hours. Amtrak passengers were supposed to be beneficiaries of a multimillion-dollar project aimed at making the trip a little faster. Instead, on Monday morning, they became victims.

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Speeding Amtrak Train Derails Despite $181 Million In Track Improvements

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Speeding Amtrak Train Derails Despite $181 Million In Track Improvements

Connor Henricksen

Speeding Amtrak Train Derails Despite $181 Million In Track Improvements