Alabama train derailment kills 47

Title

Alabama train derailment kills 47

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

22 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:05

Description

Report on the derailment of an Amtrak train in a swamp area near Mobile, Alabama, USA killing 47 people as it headed for Miami, Florida from Los Angeles, California. Speakers are British survivors Scottish passenger Brain Logan, Simon Grant from Reading and Tim Palmer from London. Paul Woodley reports.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Brian Logan; Simon Grant; Tim Palmer

Keywords

Accidents; USA; Deaths; Railway accidents; Accidental death; Drowning; Amtrak; Alabama

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