Derailment

WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND THOUGH TOWER 1 INTERLOCKING ON AMTRAK'S NHB MAINLINE, COACH MBTA 828 DERAILED 2 AXLES WHILE DIVERGING FROM TRACK #7 TO TRACK #2 ON THE #98 SWITCH/TURNOUT WITHIN TOWER 1 INTERLOCKING. RECORDED SPEED WITHIN TOWER 1 INTERLOCKING DID NOT EXCEED 10 MPH MAS AND NO EXCEPTIONS WERETAKEN WITH ENGINEER TRAIN HANDLING. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE COACH INITIALLY DERAILED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FACING SWITCH-POINT OF THE #98 TURNOUT AFTER LOCOMOTIVE MBTA 2034 HAD TRAVERSED THE TURNOUT POINT WITHOUT DERAILING AT 10 MPH. THE DERAILMENT THEN CAUSED A BRAKE PIPE HOSE SEPARATION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATION AT 3:26:16PM. TRAIN MOVEMENT STOPPED IN APP. 44 FEET. DISPATCHER WAS NOTIFIED. AT 4:30 APPROX 350 PASSENGERS WERE SAFETY EVACUATED FROM THE TRAIN BACK INTO SOUTH STATION ASSISTED BY TRANSIT POLICE AND KEOLIS PERSONNEL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. 6/17/26: RCL CODE ADDED 7/6/26: TRACK DAMAGES FROM AMTRAK ADDED