Originally Posted by
flitcraft
The curve where the train derailed, though, is posted 30 for both freight and passenger trains.
One of the commentators on local TV (evidently a former NTSB person) confirmed it's a 30 mph curve, and the location of the lead engine (the one on the ground) says it looks (superficially) to him like an obvious overspeed situation
Just announced (10 seconds ago) that the death toll is going to rise; they haven't gone into two cars because they're deemed unsafe for the first responders.