HELENA, Mont. -- Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company's inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and injured 49 others in 2021, federal investigators said Thursday in a final report.
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An Amtrak derailment near Joplin, Mont., that also injured dozens was caused by poorly-maintained tracks that should have been inspected and replaced, the National Transportation Safety Board? said.
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The train was traveling just below the speed limit of 79 mph (127 kph) when its emergency brakes were activated, the NTSB said. Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari declined comment on the track issues raised in the report. A spokesperson with BNSF Railway did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
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