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Engineer Kept Accelerating Amtrak Train Before It Derailed

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May 16, 2015

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Ana Kasparian (The Point), John Iadarola (Think Tank), and Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) hosts of The Young Turks discuss the events leading up to the derailment of Amtrak Train 188 outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"All eight passengers known to have died in the Amtrak train derailment on Tuesday night as it was leaving Philadelphia have been identified. They were among the more than 200 people injured in the crash.

Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188, traveling from Washington, D.C., to New York City, derailed at 9:21 p.m. just north of Philadelphia, federal officials said.

The train was carrying 238 passengers and five crew members.

Eight passengers were killed and more than 200 passengers were injured, including at least eight who suffered critical injuries."

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