Trump Effort to Roll Back Rail Safety Rules Questioned Following Amtrak Crash December 22, 2017 By David Shepardson As investigators sift through the wreckage of this week’s Amtrak train crash in Washington state, critics have begun questioning President...
Deadly Colorado Railroad Crossing Was in Need of Safety Improvements June 29, 2016 A railroad crossing in southern Colorado where five family members, including three young girls, were killed when an Amtrak train...
Family of Worker Killed in Pennsylvania Amtrak Crash Files Suit June 7, 2016 By Maryclaire Dale A lawyer filing suit over a fatal Amtrak crash near Philadelphia blamed a “colossal miscommunication” for the deaths of two...
Investigators Say Amtrak Engineer Was Distracted Before 2015 Philly Crash May 17, 2016 By Alan Levin The Amtrak engineer at the controls of a speeding train that derailed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, was...
Rail Union Blames Corporate Changes at Amtrak for Worker Deaths April 15, 2016 Railroad union leaders say a “perfect storm” of corporate changes at Amtrak is largely to blame for two workers being...
Amtrak Ordered to Retrain Workers Following Deadly Crash Outside Philly April 11, 2016 By Maryclaire Dale Amtrak has been ordered to retrain rail workers on basic safety rules days after a train going 106 miles per...
2 Killed After Amtrak Train Hits Backhoe Near Philadelphia April 4, 2016 An Amtrak train struck a piece of construction equipment just south of Philadelphia on Sunday causing a derailment, killing two...