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Homewood family recalls ride on same rails before crash
The Houghton family of Homewood had just returned from New Orleans on Amtrak City of New Orleans No 59, riding the same route as the derailed Monday night train. They described the shock of the accident, recognized a crew member from their dining car, and opted to shield their two boys from the tragedy.
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Jessie Murrell
Chicago
Union Station
Amtrak
City of New Orleans
Mississippi
Murrell
Bourbonnais
Champaign
Shannon Smith
Memphis
Tenn
William Bryan
Bryan
Judy Bryan
Phoenix
Danielle Scalise
Baltimore
Scalise
Jill Brunean
Chapin
Michigan
Saudia Arabia
Mecca
City of
New
New Orleans
Houghton
Bonnie
Jared
Alex