Do You Know How to Survive a Train Crash?

Two of the victims of the deadly Amtrak train derailment earlier this week have been named, and according to local reports, the men were best friends. 

Zack Willhoite, 35, was a rail enthusiast and employee of the county's public transit authority. The other victim named was Willhoite's fellow train-lover, 61-year-old Jim Hamre.

Zack and Jim were just two of the six victims; many others are injured.

The derailment occurred after Amtrak train No. 501 left Seattle for Portland at about 6 a.m. The Seattle Times reports it was its inaugural run on a new route that recently opened as part of a $181 million project that began in 2010. "Today's tragic incident in Pierce County is a serious and ongoing emergency," Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wrote.

Would YOU know what to do during a train derailment?



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