The Daily Numbers: 188, as in Amtrak Train 188 from Washington to New York City, which derailed in the Frankford section of Philadelphia last night.
6 people confirmed killed in the derailment.
140 injured and sent to local hospitals
6 people believed in critical condition.
9:30 p.m., when the train went off the tracks in an area known as Frankford Junction.
238 passengers on Train 188.
5 crew members.
7 cars in the train, all of which went off the tracks.
5 hospitals that received injured passengers.
0 service on Amtrak today between Philadelphia and New York. There is no word when service will be restarted.
2 SEPTA lines affected by the derailment. Both the Trenton line and Chestnut Hill West line were shut down. The Chestnut Hill Line has since been started up again.
1 senator, Tom Carper of Delaware, who was on train when if left D.C. He got off in Wilmington.
1 former congressman on board. Patrick Murphy of Bucks County tweeted photos from inside the wreckage.
79 people killed when the Congressional Limited derailed in the same spot back in 1943.
26 hours, how long it took to resume rail service back then.
1-800-523-9101, hotline to call for information about family and friends who may have been on board.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the first responders and others who responded to the derailment scene described by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter as ‘a disastrous mess.’
Quote Box: “It is an absolute disastrous mess. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life.”
- Mayor Michael Nutter, at the derailment scene last night.
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