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What We Know About Deadly Amtrak Accident

Nearly two weeks after a deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia killed 8 people and injured more than 200 others, investigators are still trying to piece together what led the train to enter a sharp curve at more than double the 50 mph speed limit.

The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled out the locomotive being hit by a bullet and is now focused on whether the engineer was using his cellphone while operating it.

Funerals have been held. Lawsuits have been filed. And all but a few of the most seriously injured remain hospitalized. Here are a few key questions and what we know right now:

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