Arizona Rail Passenger Association

Southwest Chief Derails

News Coverage

• "Route reopens; injury toll is lowered" The Arizona Republic, 11 August 1997
• Scores Are Hurt When Train Derails in Arizona (New York Times)
• Amtrak injury tally more than 150 (The Arizona Republic)
• Flood causes Amtrak to derail, injuring over 150 (Houston Chronicle)
• Passenger Train Derails: No Deaths After Initial Reports of Fatalities (ABC News)
• Train derailment blamed on trestle weakened by rain (MSNBC)
• Amtrak train derails in Arizona after heavy rain (CNN)

ARPA News Index