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local news here reported that emergency crews went through a large disaster drill 3 weeks prior to the derailment ...

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We Southern Californians remember how disaster drills paid off big time after the Chatsworth Metrolink crash.

Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> local news here reported that emergency crews went
> through a large disaster drill 3 weeks prior to
> the derailment ...
>
> Posted from Android

Amtrak engages with local fire / rescue etc teams on a regular basis here in NJ.  There are drills, familiarization with the layouts of cars, etc.

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> > local news here reported that emergency crews
> went
> > through a large disaster drill 3 weeks prior to
> > the derailment ...
> >
> > Posted from Android
>
> Amtrak engages with local fire / rescue etc teams
> on a regular basis here in NJ.  There are drills,
> familiarization with the layouts of cars, etc.

I believe the Philly emergency drill was just a generalized large scale disaster drill ... nothing specific with the railroad