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PHOTOS: Amtrak train bound for NYC derails in Philadelphia

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Friday, May 15, 2015
Rachel Jacobs, CEO of Philadelphia based ApprenNet, was among the people killed in a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
U,S. naval Academy Midshipman Justin Zemser was among the people killed in a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
Derrick E. Griffith, acting dean of student affairs at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, was among the people killed in a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia.
Abid Gilani, a Wells Fargo executive, was among the people killed in a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
Associated Press staffer Jim Gaines was among the people killed in a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
Bob Gildersleeve of Maryland was among the people killed in a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
Laura Finamore of Long Island was among the people killed in a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
May 14, 2015: Cranes remove damaged cars two days after Amtrak Train 188 derailed and crashed in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia.
May 14, 2015: Cranes remove damaged cars two days after Amtrak Train 188 derailed and crashed in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia.
May 14, 2015: Cranes remove damaged cars two days after Amtrak Train 188 derailed and crashed in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia.
NTSB Member Robert Sumwalt on the scene of the Amtrak Train #188Derailment in Philadelphia, PA
NTSB Recorder Specialist Cassandra Johnson works with officials on the scene of the Amtrak Train #188 Derailment in Philadelphia, PA
The NTSB Go Team arrives on the scene of the Amtrak Train #188 Derailment in Philadelphia, PA
National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt briefs the media in Philadelphia, Pa.
National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt briefs the media in Philadelphia, Pa.
National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt on the scene of the Amtrak train 188 derailment in Philadelphia, Pa.
NTSB IIC Mike Flanigon briefs Vice Chairman Dinh-Zarr on the scene of the Amtrak Train #188 Derailment in Philadelphia, PA
Emergency personnel gather near the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel gather near the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel help a passenger at the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel help a passenger at the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
May 13, 2015: Chopper 6 HD was over the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia scene the morning after an Amtrak train derailed.
May 13, 2015: Chopper 6 HD was over the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia scene the morning after an Amtrak train derailed.
May 13, 2015: Chopper 6 HD was over the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia scene the morning after an Amtrak train derailed.
May 13, 2015: Chopper 6 HD was over the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia scene the morning after an Amtrak train derailed.
First daylight aerials of the deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a deadly train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
A crime scene investigator looks inside a train car after a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Officers gather at the scene of a train crash Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel transport a person at the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel transport a person at the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Officers gather at the scene of a train crash Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel transport a victim at the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Emergency personnel help a passenger at the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia.
Officers survey the scene of a train crash Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.
Emergency personel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.
Emergency personel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.
A passenger is carried following an Amtrak train crash Tuesday, May 12, 2015, near Philadelphia. Train 188 was traveling from Washington to New York City. (AP Photo/Paul Cheung)
An Amtrak train crashed Tuesday, May 12, 2015, near Philadelphia. Train 188 was traveling from Washington to New York City. (AP Photo/Paul Cheung)
Passengers of an Amtrak train that crashed gather Tuesday, May 12, 2015, near Philadelphia. Train 188 was traveling from Washington to New York City. (AP Photo/Paul Cheung)
Vehicles surround the scene of an Amtrak train crash Tuesday, May 12, 2015, near Philadelphia. Train 188 was traveling from Washington, D.C., to New York City.
A passenger from an Amtrak train that crashed is helped Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. Train 188 was traveling from Washington to New York City.
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Rachel Jacobs, CEO of Philadelphia based ApprenNet, was among the people killed in a deadly Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 12, 2015.
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