Learn a bit about the 8 victims of the Amtrak crash

Meet the 8 victims of Amtrak train No. 188, with derailed on Tuesday

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last updated 15 May 2015

Eight people died when Amtrak train No. 188 derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday, en route to New York City from Washington, D.C. We now know that the train was going too fast around a curve, and the names of the eight victims. In the video below, The Associated Press goes a step further, providing faces and basic biographical details for most of the people who died in the wreck. It's a nice service, but also a fitting, if small, tribute to one of the victims, Jim Gaines, an AP video software engineer credited with developing online video for the news organization. —Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.