1991 Amtrak fire
| Cayce, 1991 Amtrak fire | |
|---|---|
| File:Amtrakfire.png photo of the Amtrak burning | |
| Details | |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′31″N 81°04′03″W / 33.90861°N 81.06750°WCoordinates: 33°54′31″N 81°04′03″W / 33.90861°N 81.06750°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Country | |
| Line | Columbia Subdivision |
| Operator | Amtrak, BNR |
| Incident type | Collision |
| Cause | tanker car |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 290 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Deaths | 23 |
| Injuries | 124 |
On August 12, 1991, the southbound Amtrak southwest Chief No. 91 passenger train from New York to Miami collided with a stationary tanker car in Cayce, South Carolina, just south of the state's capital of Columbia on the BNR Columbia Subdivision. Four of the Amtrak crew members were killed and 143 other crew and passengers were injured.<ref name="NYT1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/12/us/amtrak-crash-south-carolina.html%7Ctitle=Amtrak
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