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Emergency workers search for injured passengers after an Amtrak train carrying more than 230 people from Washington, D.C., to New York derailed in Philadelphia in May 2015.

Investigators: Amtrak Engineer May Have Lost Sense Of Place Before Deadly Crash

12:48pm May 17, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The National Transportation Safety Board said Brandon Bostian might have thought he was past a curve when he accelerated to 106 mph. The derailment killed eight people.

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Amtrak Engineer Distracted By Radio Before Deadly Derailment, NTSB Says

8:56pm May 16, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The National Transportation Safety Board says the engineer of the speeding train that derailed last year, killing eight people, was distracted by radio transmissions, a source told NPR.

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El Faro Wreckage Is Identified Off The Bahamas

3:58pm November 02, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A U.S. Navy search crew located the cargo ship, which went down a month ago during Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard, using sonar equipment.

Emergency personnel work at the scene the day after a deadly train derailment on May 12 in Philadelphia.

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Amtrak Engineer Not On Cellphone Before Philadelphia Derailment, NTSB Says

10:43am June 10, 2015

by Brian Naylor

An investigation found no evidence that the engineer was distracted by calls or texts ahead of the May 12 accident in which eight people died and some 200 others were injured.