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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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