Two of the victims of the Amtrak derailment near Tacoma, Wash., on Monday, Zack Willhoite and James Hamre, were close friends and rail enthusiasts who were traveling together on the train’s inaugural journey.
“It was just a given that they would be there,” said Lloyd Flem, a colleague and friend. “They had wanted to be on that very, very first run.”
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