Amtrak crash kills two on Silver Star near Columbia
The Silver Star derailed into a parked CSX freight train after a mis-set switch, killing two Amtrak crew members and injuring over 100 passengers. The collision occurred around 2:45 a.m. near a switchyard south of Columbia, as authorities investigated switch alignment and railcar loading areas.
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Columbia
Eric Larkin
Pamlico County
North Carolina
Larkin
Florida
Robert Sumwalt
National Transportation Safety Board
Amtrak
Deaths and Funerals Across Area Communities
Obituary notices list Hunter Ussery of North Augusta Hamilton Love of Aiken William Greek Traynham from Wagener William Ryans and Dorinda Simmons Cato Love of Aiken with local funeral details listed in the 4A notices section.
Contact Details for General Offices and Newsroom
General offices phone 803 648 2311 and Newsroom phone 803 644 2401 are listed for contacting the newsroom and administration.
SRNS earns 25 million for environmental work
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions earned nearly 25 million dollars for environmental management work from Oct 1 2016 to Sept 30 2017 with a 94 percent rating deemed excellent by the US Department of Energy. SANS received 14.9 million of a possible 17.6 million for NASA related tasks and the total 44.2 million in funding.
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Savannah River
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
National Nuclear Security Administration
National Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy
SANS
NNSA
SRNS
Stuart MacVean
MacVean
Thomas Johnson
Doe-Savannah River
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Frank Franklin II
Philadelphia Eagles
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Vincent Lombardi
New England Patriots
Minneapolis
Colin Demarest
Aiken Standard
New Jersey
University of South Carolina
Demarest
Colin
Windsor Fine‘jewelers
Washington Road
Augusta
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