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State urged safety upgrades for site of fatal Amtrak wreck

A worker watches as a freight train moves through a crossing Tuesday, June 28, 2022, a mile west of the crossing near Mendon, Mo., where an Amtrak train derailed after striking a dump truck Monday. Several people were killed, including the driver of the truck, and others were injured in the wreck. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A worker stands at a crossing Tuesday, June 28, 2022, a mile west of the crossing near Mendon, Mo., where an Amtrak train derailed after striking a dump truck Monday. Several people were killed, including the driver of the truck, and others were injured in the wreck. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A freight train passes along side a derailed Amtrak train Tuesday, June 28, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. The train derailed after hitting a dump truck Monday killing the truck driver and others on the train and injuring several dozen other passengers on the Chicago-bound train. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A freight train passes along side a derailed Amtrak train Tuesday, June 28, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. The train derailed after hitting a dump truck Monday killing the truck driver and other people on the train and injuring several dozen other passengers on the Chicago-bound train. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A Missouri state trooper controls traffic, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, on a road leading to the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck Monday near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Workers watch Tuesday, June 28, 2022 as a freight train moves through the crossing where an Amtrak train derailed Monday near Mendon, Mo. The train derailed after hitting a dump truck Monday killing the truck driver and other people on the train and injuring several dozen other passengers on the Chicago-bound train. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Workers gather near a derailed Amtrak train Tuesday, June 28, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. The train derailed after hitting a dump truck Monday killing the truck driver and other people on the train and injuring several dozen other passengers on the Chicago-bound train. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Law enforcement personnel inspect the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A worker inspects the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck, Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) An Amtrak train lies derailed after the train hit a truck at a crossing, Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star via AP) An Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck is seen beyond a corn field Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A worker tosses debris off railroad tracks alongside the wreckage of a dump truck that collided with an Amtrak train causing it to derail Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A worker looks over a dump truck that collided with an Amtrak train, causing it to derail Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Workers inspect the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A worker inspects the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck, Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) In this photo provided by Dax McDonald, debris sits near railroad tracks after an Amtrak passenger train derailed near Mendon, Mo., on Monday, June 27, 2022. The Southwest Chief, traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, was carrying about 243 passengers when it collided with a dump truck near Mendon, Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods said. (Dax McDonald via AP) In this photo provided by Dax McDonald, an Amtrak passenger train lies on its side after derailing near Mendon, Mo., on Monday, June 27, 2022. The Southwest Chief, traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, was carrying about 243 passengers when it collided with a dump truck near Mendon, Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods said. (Dax McDonald via AP)
State urged safety upgrades for site of fatal Amtrak wreck