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An Amtrak train headed from Vermont to Washington, D.C., derailed in central Vermont on Monday after apparently striking rocks that were on the tracks. No life-threatening injuries were reported.
The railway that operates the stretch of tracks in Vermont where an Amtrak train derailed has had 54 accidents since 2006, including 14 derailments.
Authorities say the Amtrak train bound for Washington, D.C., derailed when it hit rocks on the track Monday morning. At least seven people were injured, one seriously.
Federal records show New England Central Railroad, part of the Genesee and Wyoming Railroad, has had four accidents since 2006 that could have involved debris on the tracks.
In the railroad's 54 accidents, three people died.
Federal safety rules for tracks that carry passengers require at least two inspections every week, with at least one day between each inspection.
Company officials confirmed details of the crash but did not immediately provide a comment.
The Vermonter train derailed near Roxbury, about 20 miles southwest of the capital, Montpelier.
Montpelier Fire Department spokeswoman Dana Huoppi told WPTZ-TV: "There are some people that are shaken up, but it sounds like they are only going to transport four by ambulance at this time."
The 13-hour, 45-minute daily trip begins in St. Albans in northern Vermont. The route passes through cities including Burlington, Vermont, Springfield, Massachusetts, and New York, with D.C. as the final destination.
Amtrak said in a statement that the train "reportedly" struck a rock slide on the tracks and that no critical injuries had been reported.
Vermont State Police and local fire and rescue agencies responded to the derailment, and numerous emergency vehicles were at the scene.
At least several dozen passengers were loaded onto school buses to be taken to an armory near nearby Norwich University.
A hospital executive says six people are in the emergency room after an Amtrak train derailed in Vermont when it apparently hit rocks on the track.
Central Vermont Medical Center CEO Judy Tartaglia says the patients have injuries that are not life-threatening. They include neck, back and shoulder pain, lightheadedness and a wrist injury. She says she doesn't expect more patients.
Amtrak says the Vermonter train from St. Albans, Vermont, to Washington, D.C., derailed Monday morning near Roxbury, about 20 miles southwest of Montpelier. The railroad says the train "reportedly" struck a rock slide on the tracks.
Federal investigators are en route to the site.
Passengers aboard an Amtrak train that derailed in Vermont say several people helped others get out of the train.
Bob Redmond, of Bay City, Michigan, was taking a foliage tour and sitting in the front row of the third car when the train derailed Monday morning. It wasn't immediately clear how many cars were on the train.
Redmond says he looked out the window and saw the car that had been ahead of his was now alongside him. Redmond says the cars started tipping and "down we went."
Bay City resident Tracy Zaplitny says she and other passengers broke a window to get out.
Passengers helped others out after the crash. Redmond got out of his car first, and he and others started helping people off the train.
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