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7 Injured in Amtrak Derailment

OFF THE RAILS

Rock slide knocks cars off in Vermont.

An Amtrak train derailed outside Montpelier, Vermont, on Monday morning.Gov. Peter Shumlin said 98 passengers were on board, and seven people have been hospitalized, none with life-threatening injuries. Daily Beast contributor Gina Tron reports two cars went off the tracks, one housing the engine and the other with the conductor. Amtrak officials said a rock slide reportedly caused the derailment and there was no suspicion of wrongdoing.

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