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Amtrak crash: two dead and dozens injured after train derails near Philadelphia

Amtrak Philadelphia: Two dead as train derails

NB: A backhoe is the US word for a mechanical digger, or JCB in UK.

Amtrak crash shows U.S. anti rail-collision system may have gaps

Amtrak supervisor ran onto the tracks to warn engineer of oncoming train before both were killed in smash near Philadelphia

Backhoe was fouling track without permission when 'Palmetto' hit it

This article from an industry magazine.

And a couple of photos of the damaged locomotive after it had been removed from the scene:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=4434014

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=4434018