Posts Tagged ‘Michigan Railroad Injury’
Mike Flanigon, chief investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board said at a news conference on Monday, Oct.22, that the final determination of the cause of Sunday’s crash in Niles, Michigan could take 6 months to a year.
NILES, Mich. — On Sunday, Oct. 21, an Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Pontiac, Michigan derailed about 2 miles east of Niles. Amtrak representatives said no life-threatening injuries were reported.
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A rail from the train tracks is seen jutting out next to a passenger car in an Amtrak train derailment just northeast of Niles, MI on October 21, 2012.