Derailment - Sunset Limited
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Derailment: Thursday, July 8, 1999
Amtrak Sunset Limited
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An Amtrak Sunset Limited passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Orlando derailed in
Texas on Thursday, July 8, 1999, after hitting a tanker truck.
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