Recent News Headlines : Amtrak

DEADLY SOUTH CAROLINA TRAIN CRASH COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, INVESTIGATORS SAY


And on Dec. 18, an Amtrak train ran off the rails along a curve during its inaugural run near Tacoma, Wash., killing three people and injuring dozens... READ MORE

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AMTRAK TRAIN APPARENTLY DIRECTED ONTO WRONG TRACK IN FATAL SOUTH CAROLINA CRASH


An Amtrak passenger train apparently traveling on the wrong track collided with a parked freight train in South Carolina on Sunday, killing two crew member... READ MORE

5th February, 2018 1

TRAIN CRASH KILLS 2 IN SOUTH CAROLINA


About 70 people were taken to hospital after an Amtrak passenger train collided with a freight train near Cayce... READ MORE

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A LIST OF RECENT AMTRAK DERAILMENTS, CRASHES


An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in southwest Kansas, sending five cars off the tracks and injuring at least 32 people... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 0

AMTRAK FACING QUESTIONS AFTER SECOND DEADLY COLLISION IN A WEEK


Officials said the accident happened at around 2.45am close to Columbia, South Carolina, as the passenger train made its way from New York to Miami... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 45

TRAINS COLLIDE IN SOUTH CAROLINA KILLING AT LEAST TWO


Last December, three people were killed when an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Washington state... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 235

TRUMP OFFERS 'THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS' TO VICTIMS OF AMTRAK CRASH


An Amtrak Silver Star was traveling from New York City to Miami when it collided with a CSX freight train early Sunday in Cayce, S.C... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 7

AT LEAST 2 DEAD AFTER AMTRAK TRAIN COLLIDES WITH FREIGHT TRAIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA


In Cayce, South Carolina, causing the lead engine and some passenger cars to derail, Amtrak said in an emailed statement... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 2

AT LEAST TWO KILLED IN SOUTH CAROLINA TRAIN COLLISION


At least two killed in South Carolina train collision police... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 0

TRAIN CARRYING REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS COLLIDES WITH GARBAGE TRUCK IN VIRGINIA


The train was taking lawmakers to an annual retreat being held this year in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, just west of the Virginia state line... READ MORE

31st January, 2018 842

ENGINEER IN FATAL AMTRAK CRASH DIDN'T REALIZE TURN WAS UP AHEAD


The train was traveling 78 miles 126 kilometers an hour when it hit a curve near DuPont, Washington, where the speed limit was 30 miles an hour... READ MORE

25th January, 2018 42

TRAINS DISRUPTED AS MUD, WATER COVER CALIFORNIA TRACKS


The Santa Barbara County Fire Department says the main Union Pacific line running through Montecito has been blocked... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 0

THE MOST AWFUL TRAIN STATION IN AMERICA COULD GET UNIMAGINABLY WORSE


If Amtrak and New Jersey Transit have to rely on a single Hudson tunnel, they could operate just six trains an hour, rather than the current 24... READ MORE

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THE MOST AWFUL TRAIN STATION IN AMERICA COULD GET UNIMAGINABLY WORSE


If Amtrak and New Jersey Transit have to rely on a single Hudson tunnel, they could operate just six trains an hour, rather than the current 24... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 6566

AMTRAK TRAIN WITH 311 PASSENGERS DERAILS IN GEORGIA SNOW; NONE HURT


Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said Silver Meteor train 98 was backing slowly into the Savannah station about 10 p.m... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 0

5 DEAD AS STORM WALLOPS U.S. EAST COAST


The National Weather Service received multiple reports of coastal flooding in Massachusetts, including in Boston, Lynn and Cape Cod, that made roads impassable... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 209

CUOMO SEEKS TO SALVAGE AGREEMENT ON FINANCING HUDSON RAIL TUNNEL


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1st January, 2018 40

CUOMO SEEKS TO SALVAGE AGREEMENT ON FINANCING HUDSON RAIL TUNNEL


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31st December, 2017 0

DERAILED AMTRAK TRAIN WAS TRAVELLING 80 KM/H OVER SPEED LIMIT


An Amtrak train struck a backhoe tractor on railroad tracks in Chester, Penn., killing two maintenance workers and injuring 41... READ MORE

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WASHINGTON OFFICIALS COMMITTED TO BYPASS, SITE OF TRAIN DERAILMENT


Washington officials remain committed to bypass, site of deadly train derailment... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 69

AMTRAK DIDN'T WAIT FOR SYSTEM THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED WASHINGTON STATE WRECK


It is activated on the tracks Amtrak owns along the Northeast Corridor, from Boston to Washington, D.C., and on Amtrak's Michigan line... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 5

TWO TRAIN BUFFS AMONG THOSE KILLED IN WASHINGTON DERAILMENT


Amtrak hasn't identified the engineer, who survived with a bloody head injury and both eyes swollen shut, according to radio chatter following the crash... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 5

TRAIN WAS TRAVELLING 80MPH IN 30MPH ZONE BEFORE CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE


Amtrak President Richard Anderson said track technology called positive train control, designed to prevent high-speed derailments among other potential hazards, was not online at the time... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 443

AMTRAK CRASH PROBE LOOKS AT WHETHER ENGINEER WAS DISTRACTED IN FAILURE TO REDUCE SPEED


Under Amtrak policy he couldn't run this train without being qualified and running this train previously, Turpin said of the engineer... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 0

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT KILLS MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON BOARD


An Amtrak train derailment in Washington has killed multiple people on board... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 4

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT KILLS MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON BOARD


An Amtrak train derailment in Washington has killed multiple people on board... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 4

AT LEAST SIX KILLED AS AMTRAK TRAIN PLUNGES OFF OVERPASS ONTO FREEWAY NEAR TACOMA ON INAUGURAL RUN ON HIGH-SPEED SECTION


The Amtrak schedule called for the train to leave Seattle around 6 a.m... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 0

'MULTIPLE' FATALITIES AS AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS, DANGLES OVER HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON STATE


Amtrak derailment 'Multiple' fatalities as train dangles over highway... READ MORE

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PASSENGER TRAIN ON NEW ROUTE DERAILS IN WASHINGTON STATE, KILLING AT L


Thirteen of the train's 14 cars jumped the tracks near the town of DuPont, Washington State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova said... READ MORE

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'PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING': AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS OVER ROAD BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON STATE


Amtrak train derails over highway bridge in Washington state... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 357

Trending News Headlines : Amtrak

'INJURIES AND CASUALTIES' AS AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS ONTO HIGHWAY NEAR SEATTLE


An Amtrak train derailed on a bridge over a highway in Pierce County, Wash., on Monday prompting a major emergency response from local authorities... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 3931

'THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT THE END OF YOUR LIFE'S WORK'


If you want the struggle of Deah Barakat to continue, you can donate here for Syrian children http t... READ MORE

11th February, 2015 2657

2 CSX RAIL WORKERS STRUCK, KILLED BY AMTRAK TRAIN IN WASHINGTON


June 28 AP WASHINGTON -- Two CSX rail workers were struck and killed late Tuesday by an Amtrak passenger train in Washington, D.C., officials said... READ MORE

28th June, 2017 1800

8 WAYS PRESIDENT TRUMP CAN REBUILD AMERICA -- AT HALF THE COST


But Amtrak can't shut it down without disrupting rides for 200,000 people daily, most of them New Jersey Transit commuters from New Jersey to New York... READ MORE

22nd January, 2017 988

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST CONSTRUCTION JOB


The new Hudson tunnel President Trump's first construction job... READ MORE

12th November, 2016 881

AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILS IN WASHINGTON AND FALLS ONTO BUSY MOTORWAY


Amtrak derailment Multiple deaths as passenger train falls off track onto busy Washington motorway... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 859

ANDREW CUOMO APPOINTS TRUMP ADVISER TO PENN STATION TASK FORCE AFTER BIG CAMPAIGN DONATIONS


New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo names real estate mogul Steve Roth to Penn Station task force after getting 345,000 worth of campaign cash... READ MORE

31st May, 2017 846

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILS ON BRIDGE OVER WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY KILLING 'MULTIPLE' PEOPLE


The Amtrak train carriage plummeted onto the Interstate 5 highway south of Seattle before 8am local time on Monday... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 788

FIRST GREAT WESTERN RAIL STRIKE TO GO AHEAD AFTER LATEST TALKS FAIL


The union is in dispute over the introduction of new high-speed trains a move which it says will hit jobs and on-board catering... READ MORE

26th August, 2015 402

PENN STATION'S SUMMER OF HELL ARRIVES MONDAY. DON'T GET SCORCHED


New Jersey Transit rail tickets will be cross-honored at 33rd Street and the World Trade Center, but not at Newark Penn Station's PATH platform... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 395

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT SHUTS DOWN INTERSTATE 5 IN WASHINGTON STATE


Derailed Amtrak passenger train was heading south bound, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said in a tweet... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 357

THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT IN PENN STATION'S 'SUMMER OF HELL'


Unlike the transportation problems, however, the Pennsy's issue was relatively short-lived... READ MORE

17th July, 2017 265

FIRST GREAT WESTERN RAIL STRIKE TO GO AHEAD AS TALKS FAIL


First Great Western rail services will be disrupted this weekend as union members push ahead with a 24-hour strike... READ MORE

21st August, 2015 241

EARTHQUAKE STRIKES IN MIDDLE OF WEATHERMAN'S LIVE REPORT, CARRIES ON LIKE A PRO


New York A small earthquake shook northern California delivering a quick short shake according to one witness in Oakland... READ MORE

17th August, 2015 199

FIRST GREAT WESTERN TALKS RESUME OVER BANK HOLIDAY STRIKE


The first Hitachi trains will run on the Great Western main line from 2017 and the East Coast main line from 2018... READ MORE

24th August, 2015 154

FIVE SUSPECTED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES FOUND NEAR NEW JERSEY STATION


No one was injured in that blast. The five new devices were found in the city of Elizabeth, about 40 minutes away from New York City... READ MORE

19th September, 2016 152

NEW JERSEY TRAIN IN CRASH THAT KILLED AT LEAST 1 LACKED SAFETY TECHNOLOGY TO SLOW DOWN


More than 100,000 people use NJ Transit trains to commute from New Jersey into New York City every day... READ MORE

30th September, 2016 135

AMTRAK DERAILMENT: TRAIN DERAILS ON HIGHWAY BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON STATE, SEVERAL KILLED


We're praying for everyone on board the train, and ask everyone to hold them in your thoughts, Washington Governor Jay Inslee wrote in a Twitter message... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 119

AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILED ON NEW, FASTER ROUTE IN WASHINGTON THAT DREW CONCERN


The Amtrak Cascades service that runs from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon, is jointly owned by the Washington and Oregon transportation departments... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 102

FRENCH YOUTHS FILM THEMSELVES 'SURFING' TRAINS IN PARIS


Video French youths film themselves 'surfing' trains in Paris... READ MORE

14th November, 2014 99

TRANSCANADA RECEIVES APPROVAL NOTICE FOR KEYSTONE PIPELINE RESTART


The Canadian pipeline company said that regulator PHMSA has approved a return to service plan for a controlled start... READ MORE

10th April, 2016 95

FOOTAGE SHOWS NEW YORKERS' SHOCK IN THE AFTERMATH OF DEADLY TRAIN CRASH


New York train crash Video footage shows aftermath of Metro-North train hitting car on tracks... READ MORE

4th February, 2015 68

NEW JERSEY TRAIN STATION CRASH KILLS 1; OVER 100 HURT


More than 100,000 people use NJ Transit trains to commute from New Jersey into New York every day... READ MORE

30th September, 2016 57

AMTRAK POLICE WOEFULLY UNPREPARED FOR TERROR ATTACK


The last time we did a multi-agency drill was about 10 years ago, David Pearlson, president of the Amtrak Police Labor Committee, told The Post on Friday... READ MORE

22nd April, 2017 40

NEW QUEST FOR QUIET ON NEW YORK TAXIS, BUSES AND TRAINS


NJTRANSIT spent time and on these rudezone cards... READ MORE

18th October, 2015 36

AMTRAK SEEKS TO COMBINE LAWSUITS OVER FATAL PHILADELPHIA DERAILMENT


Judicial panel to consolidate lawsuits before a single judge in Philadelphia over the May 12 train derailment that killed eight people and injured more than 200... READ MORE

2nd July, 2015 35

2 600 MILES IN THREE MINUTES VIDEO SHOWS TRAIN JOURNEY FROM LOS ANGELES TO WASHINGTON DC


2,600 miles in three minutes Video shows train journey from Los Angeles to Washington, DC... READ MORE

11th February, 2015 32

AMTRAK TRAIN VERMONTER HITS ROCKSLIDE, JUMPS TRACKS; FOUR TAKEN TO HOSPITAL


The Vermonter train derailed near Roxbury about 20 miles 30 km southwest of the capital Montpelier... READ MORE

5th October, 2015 32

LONDON MAYOR BORIS JOHNSON STAYS IN SNOWY BOSTON


Photos London Mayor Boris Johnson stays in snowy Boston... READ MORE

9th February, 2015 22

HELICOPTER CRASHES ON TRAIN TRACKS NEAR BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON AIRPORT


An Amtrak spokeswoman said that by mid-afternoon all service had resumed between the two cities... READ MORE

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