Passengers sue Amtrak over deadly train derailment

Passengers sue Amtrak over deadly train derailment
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Four passengers involved in last week's fatal derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia have filed suit against the railroad service, alleging the train traveled so "outrageously fast" as to be unsafe.

"Had proper precautions and safety measures been implemented by Amtrak and the train operator, this tragedy would have been prevented and countless innocent lives would not have been devastated," an attorney for the group said in the suit.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.