An Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, PA injured more than 200 people and killed 8 in mid-May. The grisly details and pictures of this major accident have been posted on national news venues for the last few weeks. The conductor, who survived, is suing the company after major injuries. Reports show that Amtrak 188 from Washington to NYC was traveling at 106 mph at the time of the accident. Earlier speculation about gunshots striking the train was later ruled out. Still, there was much inquiry into how the terrible accident happened, especially since the speed of the train, according to industry sources, was double what has

The recent Amtrak derailment near Philadelphia has caused the death of eight people. On top of this, over 200 people out of the 238 passengers suffered injuries, with some of them being in critical condition. Given the speed of over 100 mph while the train was taking a curve, these figures are not surprising, and the crash could have caused much more damage as well. The engineer in charge of controlling the train was supposed to decrease the speed to 50 mph before negotiating the curve that he knew was coming. Instead, he increased the speed, and hit the brakes hard just before the derailment.

According to top personal injury law firms, Amtrak will be facing claims from crash victims to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. The derailment that took place in Philadelphia could have been averted. It is still not clear whether it is was system failure or the mistake of the engineer, but liability of Amtrak will not be hard to prove in court. The Amtrak Company as such may not be heading for financial trouble because there is a cap of $200 million on damages. This law was passed by the congress way back in 1997 so companies do not have to file for