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PHOTOS: Amtrak train hits big rig, derails in North Carolina

Monday, March 9, 2015
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.
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An Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer truck on the tracks (image courtesty WITN-TV)

An Amtrak train bound for New York, with stops in major cities like Philadelphia, hit a big rig and derailed in North Carolina on Monday.

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