Amtrak passenger recalls the trail derailment in Missouri

By Juana Summers,

Gus Contreras, Connor Donevan

Published June 28, 2022 at 5:10 PM EDT

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chad Hoffman, who was a passenger on the Amtrak train that derailed on Monday in Northeast Missouri.

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.

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Amtrak passenger recalls the trail derailment in Missouri