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Amtrak Southwest Chief derails near Cimarron injuring 32
Federal probe continues into Amtrak Train 4 derailment carrying 130 passengers on a 43 hour Los Angeles to Chicago trip. At 12:02 am CT Monday the train derailed about 2.5 miles west of Cimarron injuring 32 and leaving 14 crew aboard. The engineer applied emergency brakes after noticing track problems, and officials credited crew actions for limiting damage.
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Cimarron
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Bar] Weener
National Transportation Safety Board
Gray County Extension Office
Weener
Therain
Ack
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
NTSB
Steve Cottrell
Garden City
John Dall
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