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Amtrak has settled with the families of two Washington State girls who were struck and killed by a train while walking on railway tracks in 2000. 
 
The suit centered around whether the train engineer was negligent. Although he had blown the whistle, two of three girls at the scene did not get out of the way in time. 
 
Amtrak was originally cleared of liability in this case, but that decision was overturned on appeal.

Amtrak, families reach settlement over girls' deaths -

Seattle Times - 5/10/2006 3:18 AM

The families of two girls who were struck and killed by a passenger train in Kent six years ago have reached an undisclosed out-of-court settlement with Amtrak.
 
A wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the families of Rachel Marturello and Zandra Lafley was to go to trial next month, but the settlement was reached Monday in a conference before U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle. The plaintiffs and Amtrak refused to comment on the settlement
 
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