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Amtrak Derailment Investigated With Evidence of Track Shift
Investigators said a portion of track may have shifted before Amtrak California Zephyr derailed near Batavia Iowa injuring 95. NTSB officials, FRA and FBI personnel examine track stability and a switching device as possible causes. The train carried 396 passengers and 24 crew, with about a dozen hospitalized and three in serious condition.
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Batavia
Iowa
Amtrak
Susan Coughlin
National Transportation Safety Board
Dave Watson
NTSB
Federal Railroad Administration
State Transportation Department
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Burlington Northern
FBI
Coughlin