12-18-2017, 01:32 PM
Terrible accident in the US today with an Amtrak Cascades set coming off the rails on a bridge. These are Spanish-built Talgo sets, which have a single, shared axle between coaches and a very low CoG.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LATEST: <a href="https://t.co/rs92i38VUt">https://t.co/rs92i38VUt</a><br><br>• Amtrak train derailment near Tacoma, Washington<br>• "Multiple injuries and fatalities" reported, per sheriff<br>• Several vehicles on I-5 struck by derailed train cars, injuring multiple motorists <a href="https://t.co/kHIuQj7uqJ">pic.twitter.com/kHIuQj7uqJ</a></p>— NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/942804044694851584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New photos of Amtrak train derailment in Washington State. <br><br>Photos via: Pierce County Sheriff <a href="https://t.co/hV5bFdg85e">pic.twitter.com/hV5bFdg85e</a></p>— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReaganBattalion/status/942804782879830018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LATEST: <a href="https://t.co/rs92i38VUt">https://t.co/rs92i38VUt</a><br><br>• Amtrak train derailment near Tacoma, Washington<br>• "Multiple injuries and fatalities" reported, per sheriff<br>• Several vehicles on I-5 struck by derailed train cars, injuring multiple motorists <a href="https://t.co/kHIuQj7uqJ">pic.twitter.com/kHIuQj7uqJ</a></p>— NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/942804044694851584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New photos of Amtrak train derailment in Washington State. <br><br>Photos via: Pierce County Sheriff <a href="https://t.co/hV5bFdg85e">pic.twitter.com/hV5bFdg85e</a></p>— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReaganBattalion/status/942804782879830018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2017</a></blockquote>