The 1995 Palo Verde derailment happened on October 9, 1995, an Amtrak Sunset Limited train derailed near Palo Verde, Arizona. The two locomotives and eight of the twelve train cars derailed, four of them falling 30 feet off a bridge into a dry river bed. One person, a sleeping car attendant, was killed, and 78 were injured. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... Amtraks Sunset Limited is a 68-hour railroad route that connects Orlando, Florida to Los Angeles, California. ... The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, located in Wintersburg, Arizona, about 50 miles (80 km) west of central Phoenix, is currently the largest nuclear generation facility in the United States, producing over 30,000 gigawatts of electricity anually to serve approximately 4 million people. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km² (0. ... Great Western Railway No. ...

Four typewritten notes attacking the ATF and the FBI, referring to the 1993 Waco Siege and signed "Sons of the Gestapo" were found near the scene of the crash, indicating possible terrorist involvement. It was also found that the rails had been shifted out of position to cause the derailment, but only after they had been connected with wires. This kept the track circuit open, circumventing safety systems designed to warn train drivers of track problems, and suggested that the saboteurs had a working knowledge of railroads. This Smith Premier typewriter, purchased around the end of the 19th century, was found abandoned in the Bodie ghost town. ... The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE or ATFE) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... The Branch Davidians are a religious group originating from the Seventh-day Adventist church. ... Terrorism is a controversial term with multiple definitions. ... A track circuit is a simple electric device to detect the presence of trains on the track, which can be used to inform the signalmen, and to control the relevant signals. ... This article is about Sabotage sabotage can also refer to: an early Black Sabbath album (Sabotage), the Alfred Hitchcock films (Sabotage or Saboteur), a Beastie Boys song, or a type of shock site. ...

The saboteurs were never caught - the FBI now believes that the "Sons of the Gestapo" was a purely fictional terrorist group, invented to conceal a plan to wreck and rob a freight train. Train robbery was a crime that occurred mainly in the middle-to-late 19th century. ... Cargo is a term used to denotes goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or lorry. ...

External links

• CNN - Sabotage suspected in 'terrorist' derailment (http://www.cnn.com/US/9510/amtrak/10-10/)
• Arizona Amtrak derailment (http://www.emergency.com/azdrail.htm)