At Least 5 Dead, 50 Injured after Train traveling from D.C. to New York City Crashes (Tragic Photos) At least 5 dead as New York-bound Amtrak train derails

At least five people were killed and dozens injured when an Amtrak train headed to New York City from Washington derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Dozens of people were injured, 5 dead on Tuesday night when an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia with up to 10 cars rolling over.

Amtrak said the train was carrying 238 passengers and five crew members and was headed from Washington to New York when it derailed around 9:45 p.m. NBC Nightly News producer Janelle Richards was on board the train in the last car. She said she heard a loud crash and people flew up in the air.

Patrick Murphy, a former congressman from Pennsylvania's 8th District and an Iraq War veteran, was also on the train. He told O' Donnell that he was in the cafe car when the train jolted.

    “It wobbled at first and then went off the tracks. There were some pretty banged-up people. One guy next to me was passed out. We kicked out the window in the top of the train car and helped get everyone out," he said.

Some of the injured -- many with bloodied hands and faces --  were injured to the point where they could not move.