Recent Railroad Accidents in Washington D.C.
A series of accidents in the past 15 months, a derailment this month that injured 20 passengers and the deaths of four workers struck by trains, has prompted federal safety officials to take a hard look at the nation's second-busiest urban rail system after the New York City subway. In the most recent accident, on Jan. 7, one car of a six-car train slipped off the track as the train pulled into the Mount Vernon Square station beneath the Washington Convention Center. The derailment sent 20 people to the hospital and forced the evacuation of about 60 passengers from two cars that were stuck in the dark tunnel.
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