Amtrak’s worst wreck in terms of deaths was the Sept. 22, 1993, derailment outside Mobile, when the Sunset Limited plunged off a bridge and caught fire in the pre-dawn hours.

A look at some of Alabama's deadliest train wrecks The 1993 derailment near Mobile of the Amtrak Sunset Limited train that killed 47 people and injured more than 100 is among the state's most deadly.

FILE - This Sept. 22, 1993, file photo shows the wreckage of the Amtrak Sunset Limited train, north of Mobile, Ala. A barge hit a railroad bridge and minutes later the train hit the bent tracks ...

Aftermath & Casualties In 1993, a total of 47 people were killed in the crash, some by fire and smoke inhalation and others by drowning, making it the deadliest crash in Amtrak's history by far.

‘They Did It Again': 1993 Amtrak Disaster Survivor Relives Each New Crash For those who survived the horror of the deadliest accident in Amtrak history, everything comes rushing back with every ...