The Week in Pictures: Oct. 1 - 8

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A derailed train collides with Autumn foliage, an airline director flees his employees, a volcano spews into the night sky and more.

Image: Railroad passenger cars from a derailed Amtrak passenger train are surrounded by foliage

Railroad passenger cars from a derailed Amtrak passenger train are surrounded by foliage, on Oct. 5, 2015 in Northfield, Vt. The train, the Vermonter, was headed from Vermont to Washington, D.C., when it apparently struck rocks that were on the tracks. No life-threatening injuries were reported. (Stefan Hard/Barre-Montpelier Times Argus via AP)Stefan Hard / Barre-Montpelier Times Argus via AP

Oct. 8, 2015, 4:41 PM EDT

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