Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
In this Sept. 27, 2021, file photo, workers stand near train tracks next to overturned cars from an Amtrak train that derailed near Joplin, Mont. A derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people in 2021 was caused by a railroad track that was bent along a curve near the accident site, federal investigators said Thursday, July 27, 2023 in a final report. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
By AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ
Associated Press
HELENA, Mont. — Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company's inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and injured 49 others in 2021, federal investigators said Thursday in a final report...