2 dead after Amtrak train derails near Philadelphia

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Site of Amtrak train derailment outside Philadelphia
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An Amtrak train derailed Sunday just south of Philadelphia after hitting a backhoe on the tracks, killing two construction workers, Fox News reports. Another person was injured, police said.

The train was headed from New York to Savannah, Georgia.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.