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An aerial view of the site in Cayce, S.C., where an Amtrak passenger train (bottom right) slammed into a CSX freight train early Sunday morning. At least two Amtrak crew members were killed and more than 100 people injured, authorities said.

National

After Another Fatal Train Crash, Amtrak Safety Culture Questioned

5:36pm February 05, 2018

by David Schaper

Safety advocates and federal investigators are again expressing concern about the slow pace of railroads installing and implementing technology that could prevent some train collisions.

A photo of the truck that hit and shifted the train tracks, causing an Amtrak derailment in Kansas.

National

Truck Hit And Shifted Train Tracks, Causing Kansas Derailment, Authorities Say

8:44pm March 15, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The National Transportation Safety Board says an agricultural feed truck hit the track, causing it to shift and an Amtrak train to derail late Monday night. More than 30 people were injured.