Michael Cella was a Train Conductor working in South Carolina. ^[0]

Cella was a family man and had two small children, ages six and two.

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Cella's widow Christine Praeger Cella said: 'He was amazing and he was a loving father.' He is remembered for "always having a smile" on his face.

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Michael worked for Amtrak as a Train Conductor. Michael attended Amtrak conductor school in 2008 and worked in Jacksonville, Florida. ^[0]

Michael Cella passed away while operating a train.

He was involved in a large scale collision.

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Michael Cella, and the train's engineer 54-year-old Michael Kempf were identified as the two people who died as a result of the crash, according to the Lexington County Coroner's Office.

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The passenger train carrying 139 passengers smashed into a freight train near Cayce.

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On February 4th of 2018, the Amtrak“Silver Star” smashed into a CSX freight train around 2:45 a.m. about 10 miles south of Columbia, South Carolina. ^[0]The train was travelling at around 100km/h (60mp/h) when it went on to the wrong tracks and collided with a freight train. ^[0]

South Carolina Amtrak Crash (2018)