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An Amtrak train abruptly overturned killing at least six and injuring dozens. Passengers scrambled through the windows of toppled cars to escape.

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Emergency personnel work at the scene of a derailed Amtrak train wreck in Philadelphia.Joseph Kaczmarek/The Associated Press

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Police work around the wreckage of a New York bound Amtrak train that derailed and crashed in Philadelphia.Joseph Kaczmarek/The Associated Press

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An injured passenger is treated at the scene of a derailed and flipped Amtrak train.Joseph Kaczmarek/The Associated Press

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Emergency personnel help move a passenger away from a train wreck.Joseph Kaczmarek/The Associated Press

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Passengers of a crashed Amtrak train gather near the scene in Philadelphia. Train 188 was traveling from Washington to New York City.Paul Cheung/The Associated Press

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A crime scene investigator looks inside a train car.Joseph Kaczmarek/The Associated Press

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A man looks on at a police barrier near the wreckage of a derailed Amtrak passenger train carrying more than 200 passengers from Washington, DC to New York.Mark Makela/Getty Images

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