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This undated photo provided by the Rail Passengers Association shows Jim Hamre. Hamre and fellow train enthusiast Zack Willhoite were among the victims of Monday's deadly derailment outside Seattle. Loved ones said Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, that Hamre and Willhoite died when an Amtrak train plunged off an overpass and toppled some cars onto a highway below. (Rail Passengers Association via AP)

2 rail buffs who pushed for faster trains killed in accident

By SALLY HO and PHUONG LE - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Daniella Fenelon, first responders work at the scene of an Amtrak train that derailed in DuPont, south of Seattle on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing some people, injuring dozens and crushing a few vehicles, authorities said. Fenelon was a passenger of the train. (Daniella Fenelon via AP)

2 rail buffs killed in wreck couldn’t wait for faster trains

By SALLY HO and PHUONG LE - Associated Press