Amtrak train derails in Kansas, injuring 32

Another Amtrak derailment.
(Image credit: Screenshot/Twitter/CBSThisMorning)

A Chicago-bound Amtrak train derailed just after midnight on Monday, injuring 32. According to an anonymous U.S. official who spoke with The Associated Press, the train's engineer had noticed a large bend in the rail and pulled the emergency brake while the train was traveling at 75 miles per hour. Eight of the train's nine cars came off the track in the accident, which occurred about 20 miles west of Dodge City, Kansas, while the train was en route from Los Angeles.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.