![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 18, 2017. 204596]( "An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 18, 2017. 204596")
An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 18, 2017. 204596
Bettina Hansen
The Seattle Times
![An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 19, 2017. 204596]( "An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 19, 2017. 204596")
An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 19, 2017. 204596
Bettina Hansen
The Seattle Times
![An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 18, 2017. 204596]( "An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 18, 2017. 204596")
An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 18, 2017. 204596
Bettina Hansen
The Seattle Times
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![A lone emergency reconsider sits perched upon one of the derailed Amtrak passenger car after the train on its inaugural run and reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.]( "A lone emergency reconsider sits perched upon one of the derailed Amtrak passenger car after the train on its inaugural run and reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.")
A lone emergency reconsider sits perched upon one of the derailed Amtrak passenger car after the train on its inaugural run and reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.]( "At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.")
At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![A line of evacuation buses make their way down to the scene of a Monday morning Amtrak derailment near Nisqually that has claimed at least 6 lives with multiple injuries.]( "A line of evacuation buses make their way down to the scene of a Monday morning Amtrak derailment near Nisqually that has claimed at least 6 lives with multiple injuries.")
A line of evacuation buses make their way down to the scene of a Monday morning Amtrak derailment near Nisqually that has claimed at least 6 lives with multiple injuries.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.]( "At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.")
At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
![Emergency responders arrive en masse to the Monday morning detrainment of an Amtrak passenger train in the Nisqually area.]( "Emergency responders arrive en masse to the Monday morning detrainment of an Amtrak passenger train in the Nisqually area.")
Emergency responders arrive en masse to the Monday morning detrainment of an Amtrak passenger train in the Nisqually area.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.]( "At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.")
At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![At a temporary triage center near the scene of Monday’s Amtrak train derailment passengers both injured and not are attended to.]( "At a temporary triage center near the scene of Monday’s Amtrak train derailment passengers both injured and not are attended to.")
At a temporary triage center near the scene of Monday’s Amtrak train derailment passengers both injured and not are attended to.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![A solid line of northbound traffic makes it way along Mounts Road Monday morning while bypassing the Amtrak derailment.]( "A solid line of northbound traffic makes it way along Mounts Road Monday morning while bypassing the Amtrak derailment.")
A solid line of northbound traffic makes it way along Mounts Road Monday morning while bypassing the Amtrak derailment.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![Emergency responders arrive en masse to the Monday morning detrainment of an Amtrak passenger train in the Nisqually area.]( "Emergency responders arrive en masse to the Monday morning detrainment of an Amtrak passenger train in the Nisqually area.")
Emergency responders arrive en masse to the Monday morning detrainment of an Amtrak passenger train in the Nisqually area.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![An Amtrak train derailed in DuPont Monday morning and apparently fell on Interstate 5, blocking all southbound lanes and injuring several people. The incident happened about 7:30 a.m. just south of Mounts Road. Photo courtesy Ed Troyer]( "An Amtrak train derailed in DuPont Monday morning and apparently fell on Interstate 5, blocking all southbound lanes and injuring several people. The incident happened about 7:30 a.m. just south of Mounts Road. Photo courtesy Ed Troyer")
An Amtrak train derailed in DuPont Monday morning and apparently fell on Interstate 5, blocking all southbound lanes and injuring several people. The incident happened about 7:30 a.m. just south of Mounts Road. Photo courtesy Ed Troyer
Courtesy Ed Troyer
![At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.]( "At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.")
At least six people are reported dead after an Amtrak train on its inaugural run, reportedly traveling more than 80 miles per hour, derailed onto Interstate 5 Monday morning, spilling train cars onto the freeway and blocking the southbound lanes of the artery between Thurston and Pierce counties.
Steve Bloom
sbloom@theolympian.com
![Several cars from an Amtrak passenger train dangle from an overpass onto the lanes of southbound Interstate Five near DuPont, December 18, 2017.]( "Several cars from an Amtrak passenger train dangle from an overpass onto the lanes of southbound Interstate Five near DuPont, December 18, 2017.")
Several cars from an Amtrak passenger train dangle from an overpass onto the lanes of southbound Interstate Five near DuPont, December 18, 2017.
Peter Haley
phaley@thenewstribune.com
![Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.]( "Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.")
Emergency crews respond to an Amtrak train derailment near Dupont, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Officials say more than 70 people were injured.
Joshua Bessex
joshua.bessex@gateline.com
