3 WI Congressmen On GOP Train That Crashed

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA — A train carrying Wisconsin First District Congressman Paul Ryan and two other state Republican members of Congress to a GOP retreat was involved in a crash in Albemarle County, Virginia Wednesday. According to reports, a total of 40 legislators were on the train that hit a tractor trailer carrying trash. Families and legislative staff were also on board the train, according to reports.

Local media outlets reported that the train crash happened west of Crozet, Virginia, about 15 miles from Charlottesville. The GOP retreat was scheduled to take place in West Virginia.

According to reports, the train was en route to the Greenbrier resort in White Sulfur Springs for a three-day issues retreat with appearances by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders reported that one person died , and one person was seriously injured in the crash. The driver of a tractor trailer carrying trash and a passenger were reported as the injured and deceased parties."There are no serious injuries among members of Congress or their staff," she said in a statement.

New reports indicated that congressman Glenn Grothman, a Milwaukee native, was also on the train, but appears to be unharmed.

Congressman Sean Duffy traveled with his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy and children on the train, according to reports. They are all safe, according to a social media post online Wednesday morning. According to reports, Campos-Duffy said that Capitol Police had closed down the railroad crossing where the incident took place.

Amtrak did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Virginia State Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Patch.com has been compiling a list of GOP legislators who were on that train at the time of the crash. As of noon Tuesday, here is who was on board:

1. Kansas Rep Roger Marshall
2. Alabama Rep. Bradley Byrne
3. Tennessee Rep. Phil Roe
4. Florida Rep. Daniel Webster
5. Florida Rep. Chris Curbelo
6. New York Rep. Dan Donovan
7. New York Rep. Lee Zeldin
8. Texas Rep. Michael. Burgess
9. Ohio Rep. Rep. Brad Wenstrup
10. Texas Rep Michael Williams
11. Texas Rep. Pete Sessions
12. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz
13. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy
14. Oregon Rep. Greg Walden
15. California Rep. Jeff Denham
16. Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
17. Florida Rep. Ted Yoho
18. Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy
19. Wisconsin Rep. Glenn Grothman
20. Wisconsin Speaker Paul Ryan
21. Alabama Rep. Robert Aderholt
22. Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole
23. Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
24. New York Rep. John Faso
25. MIssouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler
26. Georgia Rep. Rick Allen
27. Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter
28. Georgia Rep. Drew Ferguson
29. Georgia Rep. Jody Hice
30. Georgia Rep. Austin Scott
31. Illinois Rep Mike Bost
32. New Jersey Rep. Leonard Lance
33. Indiana Rep. Jim Banks
34. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake
35. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman
36. Texas Rep. Michael McCaul
37. Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon
38. Illinois Rep. Randy Hultgren
39. Illinois Rep. Peter Roskam
40. Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman

Image via Oregon Rep. Greg Walden/used with permission