Amtrak derailment left passengers scrambling to get free

Amtrak derailment left passengers scrambling to get free

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Investigators are looking into what caused an Amtrak train to derail in Philadelphia. It was traveling from New York to Washington when it went off the tracks around 9:30 pm. Paul Cheung, a reporter for the Associated Press, was on that train. Paul was relaxing on his way home from work when he felt a lurch as the train went black. He tells us his story.