Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
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FILE - 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)FILE - Workers stand on a train car on its side as front-loaders prop up another train car, Sept. 26, 2021, from an Amtrak train that derailed the day prior just west of Joplin, Mont., killing three people and injuring 49 others. The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago with two locomotives and 10 cars when it derailed. The derailment was caused by a combination of track issues, including wear and railbed instability, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday, July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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FILE - 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)