3 dead in Amtrak train derailment in Montana
Source: ABC.COM
At least three people are dead after an Amtrak train derailed in remote northern Montana on Saturday.
Five cars on the train, Empire Builder 7/27, derailed at about 4 p.m. local time near Joplin, according to Amtrak. The rail line confirmed there were injuries in the accident, but offered no more details.
The three deaths were confirmed by the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department. Officials did not say how many total were injured.
There were approximately 147 passengers and 13 crew members on board the train, Amtrak said. The train was traveling from Chicago to Seattle.
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Interesting, that.
for the casualties
as a leg of a "northern route" / "southern route" loop from Philly (area) and back in a sleeper.
Between the pandemic nightmare and the deteriorating track infrastructure, it seems nowadays, doing that trip is becoming a more and more remote possibility. 
Such a beautiful and historic train. I’m really sad to hear this.
And yes, like so many other posters here, I love that train and have ridden it many times.
In fact, one week ago, I was in Essex, MT for a family wedding. That train passes through there and stops at Essex on a daily basis.
The region of the crash in "remote northern Montana" is near where I was raised.
So sorry for those who were hurt and my deepest sympathy to the families of all the casualties.
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One of their writers is a train enthusiast. This account, though, came from the Associated Press.
Sheriff’s Office: At Least 3 killed in Amtrak Derailment
The Empire Builder train derailed at 4 p.m. near Joplin, a town of about 200, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
JOPLIN – At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, an official with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said.
Dispatcher Starr Tyler told The Associated Press that three people died in the derailment. She did not have more details. Amtrak said in a statement that there were multiple injuries.
The Empire Builder train derailed at 4 p.m. near Joplin, a town of about 200, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement. The accident scene is about 150 miles (241 kilometers) north of Helena and about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the border with Canada.
The train had about 147 passengers and 13 crew members onboard, Abrams said.
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Photos posted to social media showed several cars on their sides. Passengers were standing alongside the tracks, some carrying luggage.
The images showed sunny skies, and it appeared the accident occurred along a straight section of tracks.
The photographs in the article in the Helena Independent Record show that the derailment happened at the east end of a siding, at a place the railroad calls East Buelow.
3 dead in Amtrak Empire Builder derailment on Montana Hi-Line
PAUL HAMBY Sep 25, 2021 Updated 7 hrs ago
Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder derailed near Chester Saturday afternoon.
Photo courtesy Jacob Cordeiro
An ambulance is parked at the scene of an Amtrak train derailment on Saturday near Chester, Mont. Multiple people were injured when the train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday, the train agency said.
Kimberly Fossen via AP
At least three people have died after an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday afternoon in north-central Montana.
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office announced that the three deaths were among the multiple casualties reported.
Five cars of the Empire Builder train 7/27 left the tracks at around 4 p.m. near Joplin, according to an emailed statement from Amtrak Public Relations Manager Jason Abrams. There were approximately 147 passengers and 13 crew members onboard.
"Amtrak is working with the local authorities to transport injured passengers, and safely evacuate all other passengers," he wrote.
The derailment occurred about 5 miles east of Chester along U.S. Highway 2, according to an alert from the Montana Department of Transportation.
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More pictures are linked to here:
September 26, 2021