UPDATE! Amtrak Train Derails In Philadelphia,39, feared dead And Injuring Scores..

Missing CEO Rachel Jacobs was on Amtrak train derailed near Philadelphia
Authorities said they had no idea what caused the train wreck at about 9:30 p.m. local time that left some rail cars mangled, ripped open and strewn upside down and on their sides in the city’s Port Richmond neighborhood along the Delaware River. Survivors described scenes of horror and chaos as passengers and luggage were tossed about careening train carriages...


Fears: Search teams are looking to see if anyone is inside the overturned cars, including one which was completely destroyed Amtrak said there were 238 passengers and five crew members aboard the derailed No. 188 train on route from Washington, D.C., to New York. Seven cars, including the engine, left the tracks, according to the mayor.Probe: Emergency personnel gather near the scene on Wednesday after investigators retrieved the train's 'black box' for analysis
Hurt: More than 240 people were on the train at the time it derailed shortly after 9pm on Tuesday as it headed to New York 
Escape: Passengers of an Amtrak train that crashed gather on the ground after escaping the wreckage on Tuesday night

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