Statement by NARP President Mathews on Amtrak Chester Derailment

For Immediate Release (#16-05) April 3, 2016 Contact: Sean Jeans Gail 202-320-2723 This morning, south of Philadelphia in the city of Chester, PA a collision with what appears to be a piece of maintenence-of-way-equipment led to a derailment of the lead engine of Palmetto Train 89. Currently there are two known fatalities on the ground, but none aboard the train. Amtrak service is suspended between New York and Philadelphia. "We at NARP were saddened to learn this morning of the derailment just south of Philadelphia that has claimed at least two lives and injured many more" says NARP President and CEO Jim Mathews. "As a former firefighter/medic, I can attest to how chaotic these kinds of incidents can be and to how any initial information that emerges is often incorrect or incomplete. While it is too early to know how this incident occurred,

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