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Engineer saw bend in rail before train headed to Chicago derailed

CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) — A federal transportation official says investigators looking into the derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in southwest Kansas plan to ...
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CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) — A federal transportation official says investigators looking into the derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in southwest Kansas plan to review rail conditions and other factors.

The train was carrying more than 140 people when several rail cars derailed early Monday, March 14. Authorities say the accident happened moments after an engineer noticed a significant bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes.

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