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Efforts to keep costs down and make railroads more efficient have made trains less safe, experts told USA TODAY.

The Trump administration rescinded key safety legislation that could have lessened the severity of the accident, according to one insider.

An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the weekend was going just under the speed limit at about 75 mph when it went off the track along a gradual curve, killing three people and possibly ejecting passengers, federal investigators said Monday.

Training program, first with books and lectures, then with simulators and finally with over the road service with supervisory engineers to make sure that the engineer is up to standards. >> okay. steven ditmeyer, thank you very much. we appreciate your insights. earlier, one of the survivors, caleb burnam spoke to anderson cooper about his experience on the train and how fellow officers stepped up to help the injured. >> how are you feeling? >> a little banged up, but its getting better and i ...