The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, 4/7:
FBI offers $300K reward 20 years after Arizona train derails
The FBI will announce a reward Friday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in 1995, according to a press release.
"The Sunset Limited" train derailed Oct. 9, 1995 in the early morning hours in a remote desert about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, according to the release.
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The crash was the result of apparently sabotaged tracks, 19 feet of rail were ripped loose and 29 spikes were pulled out and plates that connect the rails to the railroad ties were removed, a source close to the investigation initially told reporters.
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