Derailed Amtrak train on wrong track
Posted: Oct 25, 2012 11:01 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 12:57 PM EDT
NILES, Mich. – ABC57 News has gathered new information on the Amtrak train derailment in Niles.
It turns out, the train was on the wrong track. The National Transportation Safety Board said the train topped at the max speed of 70 mph when it derailed.
During the accident, about174 people were on the train, seven were hurt.