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 #1582364  by wigwagfan
 
The Daily News
The wheel of a slow-traveling Amtrak train came off the tracks Monday afternoon near Woodland, leaving passengers uninjured.

The train was going about 15 mph when the wheel came off the track between the Vancouver and Kelso Amtrak stations, said Washington State Department of Transportation Rail, Freight and Ports Division Communications Manager Janet Matkin.

The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said dispatch received reports of the minor derailment around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Matkin said the train's 95 passengers were not injured.