What we know about Amtrak's deadly South Carolina collision

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An Amtrak train collided with a CSX freight train near Columbia, S.C., early on Feb. 4, killing 2 and injuring more than 100 in Amtrak's second fatal crash in less than a week. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2qiJ4dy\n\nFollow us:\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/

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