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2017 Washington train derailment

2017 DuPont train derailment
Aerial view of the wreckage after the derailment, showing train cars on the bridge and the freeway below.
Aerial view of the wreckage after the derailment.
2017 Washington train derailment is located in Washington (state)
2017 Washington train derailment
2017 Washington train derailment is located in the United States
2017 Washington train derailment
Details
DateDecember 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)
07:33 a.m. local time (15:33 UTC)
LocationNear DuPont, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°04′55″N 122°40′33″W / 47.0820°N 122.6757°W / 47.0820; -122.6757
CountryUnited States
LinePoint Defiance Bypass
OperatorAmtrak
Incident typeDerailment caused by overspeed
CauseTechnological error and poor training
Statistics
Trains1
Vehicles8
Passengers77
Crew6
Deaths3
Injured65 (57 on train, 8 in road vehicles)

On December 18, 2017, Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 derailed near DuPont, Washington, United States. The National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) final report said regional transit authority Sound Transit failed to take steps to mitigate a curve at the accident location, and inadequately trained the train engineer.[1][2] The train was making the inaugural run of the Point Defiance Bypass, a new passenger rail route south of Tacoma, Washington, operated by Amtrak in partnership with state and local authorities in Oregon and Washington, on right-of-way owned and operated by Sound Transit. The bypass was intended to reduce congestion and separate passenger and freight traffic, and was designed for faster speeds and shorter travel times, saving ten minutes from Seattle to Portland compared with the previous route used by Cascades.[3]

The lead locomotive and all twelve cars derailed at 07:33 a.m. local time while approaching a bridge over Interstate 5 (I-5). The trailing locomotive remained on the rails. A number of automobiles on southbound I-5 were crushed, and three people on board the train died. The train derailed a short distance from where the new route merged with the previous route.

Preliminary information from the data recorder showed that, when the incident happened, the train was traveling at 78 mph (126 km/h),[4] nearly 50 mph (80 km/h) over the speed limit.[5]

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  4. ^ "NTSB Conducts Initial Review of Amtrak Train Recorders" (Press release). National Transportation Safety Board. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Lazo, Luz; Halsey, Ashley III (December 18, 2017). "At least 3 killed after Amtrak train derails in Washington state, spilling onto busy highway". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.