Many of the passengers and local residents helped first responders during the rescue operation. Joseph Kaczmarek/AP ... We have train cars that are on their sides, ripped apart. "Mayor Nutter said there were a total of 243 people on the train, including five Amtrak employees. At least 53 injured were transported to area hospitals, including six critical injuries. The derailment disrupted train service for several days.The 2015 wreck was the deadliest on the Northeast Corridor since 1987, when The train should have been slowing to approach the curve with a reduced speed limit of 80 mph (130 km/h) in its approach and 50 mph (80 km/h) within it,Proponents argue the train should have been equipped with This fatal derailment was the second at Frankford Junction. The number of injured transported to the hospital was increased to 65, but the number of dead remained at five.Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said some major work would have to wait until the morning, as operating some of the heavy machinery in the dark wouldn't be safe. Alyson Hurt/NPR/Open Street Map MSNBC, citing Amtrak, reports there were about 240 people on board.Passenger Beth Davidz told Fox News that some of the walking wounded were loaded into police wagons for transport to the hospital.An AP manager who was on the train told the wire service that the crash was preceded by rapid deceleration, followed by violent shaking. The next press conference also likely will wait until late Wednesday morning, he said.He also said he'd been in touch with the mayors of Washington and New York, the start and end points of the Amtrak train's trip. Explore more on Amtrak Train Derailment. "MacDonald reports that firefighters are working to clear possible live wires from the wreckage.Eight to 10 cars were involved in the derailment, and dozens of passengers may be injured, Fox News and NBC reported. Some of the passengers had to be extricated from the wrecked cars. The board concluded that the accident would have been entirely prevented if the line was equipped with positive train control, which would have recognized and applied the appropriate speed limit, and chairman As a result of the derailment and in particular the inability of the engineer to remember the wreck, Amtrak installed inward-facing cameras in its locomotives in 2015 and 2016, recording the actions of engineers before any future accidents.While §161(a) of the "Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997" (ARAA)In early July 2015 both Amtrak and the plaintiffs in the multiple Federal civil lawsuits filed against the company in US District Courts in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey requested that all then existing and future such actions be transferred to and heard in the April 6, 2016, a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday refused to grant settlement class certification to two passengers suing Amtrak over a train's derailment last year in Philadelphia, ruling that damages capped at $295 million would likely be reduced in related multi district litigation, according to Plaintiff Attorney Evan K Aidman.On May 9, 2017, Philadelphia prosecutors said Bostian, the train's engineer, would not face any criminal charges because there was no evidence that he had acted with Aerial view of the wreckage after the crash, showing the first three of the seven passenger cars. Emergency personnel help an injured Amtrak passenger Tuesday night. Joseph Kaczmarek/AP WHY AMTRAK Amtrak's unique travel experience for families, individuals and groups BEFORE YOU GO Tickets & fares, accessible travel service, security & ID requirements AT THE STATION Boarding information, station lounges, baggage & station services ONBOARD Seating & sleeping, baggage info, train amenities, food & dining