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    A Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Is Involved in a Fatal Crash

    The Amtrak train chartered to carry members of Congress to their annual retreat collided with a truck in Virginia, killing one person in the truck and seriously injuring another.
    by Elaina Plott Jan 31, 2018 2 minutes
    Source: Justin Ide / Crozet Volunteer Fire Department / Handout via Reuters

    On Wednesday at 11:20 AM in Crozet, Virginia, a train carrying Republican members of Congress, their families, and staff to a GOP retreat in West Virginia collided with a dump truck on the tracks, according to an Amtrak spokesperson.

    One aide described the feeling from inside the train as

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