Officials: Amtrak train was reportedly going 80 in a 30-mph zone

By Mike Baker, David Gutman and Mike Lindblom, Staff Writers, The Seattle Times; December 18, 2017

The Amtrak train that derailed Monday morning on its inaugural trip through a faster railway route was supposed to slow dramatically before entering the curve where the crash occurred.

The speed limit at the curve where the train crosses Interstate 5 is 30 miles per hour, said state transportation department spokeswoman Barbara LaBoe, while the speed limit on most of the track is 79 mph. She said speed-limit signs are posted two miles before the lowered speed zone and then just before the zone.

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