# Major Amtrak derailment south of Tacoma **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 18, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775 "2017-12-18T17:12:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775/81 "2017-12-20T15:51:51Z")
Son of a _bitch!_-I knew one of the three that were killed. IT specialist Zack Willhoite also did IT work for a convention I attend, Norwescon. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775/82 "2017-12-20T16:13:22Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Son of a _bitch!_-I knew one of the three that were killed. IT specialist Zack Willhoite also did IT work for a convention I attend, Norwescon. That’s terrible. I’m so sorry to hear that. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775/83 "2017-12-20T22:57:24Z")
Oh, God. I’m sorry,\*\* Czarcasm\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775/84 "2017-12-21T00:56:32Z")
I am so sorry **Czarcasm**. That’s horrible. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775/85 "2017-12-21T01:01:35Z")
I’m so sorry, Czarcasm. I’ve been wondering about the poor friends and families of the three people who died. Damn. WDOT says that two lanes of I-5 South are now open. A lot of people here in Olympia have been complaining about the I-5 closure, but I keep thinking about all the people, medical and otherwise, who got passengers off the train, the train off the roadway, and I-5 South functioning again, and my hat is off to them. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775/86 "2017-12-21T01:42:42Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > I’ve been wondering about the poor friends and families of the three people who died. Turns out the third guy was a scum-bag, so fuck him. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/child-sexual-abuse-promoter-among-dead-in-amtrak-wreck/ar-BBH5Blb?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/child-sexual-abuse-promoter-among-dead-in-amtrak-wreck/ar-BBH5Blb?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775/87 "2017-12-21T02:09:52Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > I’m so sorry, Czarcasm. I’ve been wondering about the poor friends and families of the three people who died. Damn. > > WDOT says that two lanes of I-5 South are now open. A lot of people here in Olympia have been complaining about the I-5 closure, but I keep thinking about all the people, medical and otherwise, who got passengers off the train, the train off the roadway, and I-5 South functioning again, and my hat is off to them. My Beloved and her sister departed Seattle at noon, and she was just dropped off about ten minutes ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-amtrak-derailment-south-of-tacoma/804775.md?page=4)