On May 12, 2015 at 9:20 pm, an Amtrak Washington to New York train with 7 Amfleet cars plus locomotive derailed catastrophically in Philadelphia. Eight persons were killed, and a large percentage of the 240 passenger plus 5 crew on the train were hospitalized.
Transport Action Past President, David Jeanes, was interviewed on CTV Television regarding this tragedy. His interview can be viewed here: http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=612974