2016 Chester, Pennsylvania, train derailment
2016 collision between train and backhoe
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On April 3, 2016, Amtrak train 89, the southbound Palmetto, struck a backhoe while travelling through Chester, Pennsylvania, killing two track workers and derailing the locomotive, as well as damaging the first two cars.
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Chester, Pennsylvania
First city in Pennsylvania, United States
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