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irishchieftain
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Train was carrying 265 passengers, traveling BOS-WAS direction. Wonder if the old problems with yaw dampers are returning? Huzzah FRA.

Providence Journal (from Associated Press)
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An Amtrak train was traveling from Boston to Washington when its front wheels came off the tracks in North Kingstown.

Amtrak officials tell WLNE-TV that the 265 passengers on the Acela train were delayed for about half an hour Thursday afternoon until another train picked them up. There were no injuries, and a crane was brought in to lift the train back onto its tracks. …
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Thanks for the link; glad to read there were no injuries-
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