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Top Railroad Safety Official Resigns, Amid Questions About Holding A Second Job

5:57pm February 10, 2018

by Miles Parks

It's not an ideal time for another leadership shake-up at the Federal Railroad Administration, as last year was the deadliest year for the U.S. rail system in at least a decade.

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.

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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 damaged Amtrak train car is lowered from an overpass Tuesday at the scene of a train crash onto Interstate 5 a day earlier in DuPont, Wash. Federal investigators say they don't yet know why the Amtrak train was traveling 50 mph over the speed limit when

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Derailment Probe Looks At Speed, As Critics Cite Amtrak's 'Lax Safety Culture'

12:15pm December 20, 2017

by David Schaper

The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to figure out why the train was traveling 80 mph in a 30 mph zone when it careened off a highway overpass Monday, killing at least three people.

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Cars from an Amtrak train lay spilled onto Interstate 5 below and alongside smashed vehicles as some train cars remain on the tracks above on Dec. 18, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off t

Amtrak Derailment Highlights Delays In Implementing New Safety Measures

3:50pm December 19, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Positive train control technology was installed but not activated on the track where a deadly derailment occurred on Monday. The technology was still being tested and set to be turned on next year.

Cars from an Amtrak train that derailed above lay spilled onto Interstate 5 alongside smashed vehicles in DuPont, Wash.

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Amtrak Train Derails On Overpass In Washington State, Killing 3

8:18pm December 18, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

A Pierce County sheriff's office spokesman says three people are confirmed dead and 100 others injured after a high-speed train jumped its rails onto a freeway between between Olympia and DuPont.

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Amtrak Reaches $265 Million Settlement Over Deadly Philadelphia Crash

1:51pm October 27, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The May 2015 derailment left eight people dead and more than 200 others injured. Attorneys say the agreement means their clients will receive money more quickly than if the case were to be litigated.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment in Philadelphia, which happened on May 12, 2015.

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Amtrak Begins Settling Philadelphia Derailment Lawsuits, But Keeps Details Secret

6:09pm August 10, 2016

by Jeff Brady

Dozens of lawsuits were filed after the deadly May 2015 accident. An attorney for one person who received a settlement says a confidentiality provision prevents him from disclosing any details.

Amtrak said the train was heading from New York to Savannah, Ga., on Sunday when it struck a backhoe outside Philadelphia.

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Amtrak Crash Latest: Video Shows Construction Equipment On The Track

7:34pm April 04, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The National Transportation Safety Board investigator in charge said forward-facing video from the train was of good quality and recorded up to the crash.

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Amtrak Train Hits Backhoe, Derails South Of Philadelphia, Killing 2

3:43pm April 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The southbound 89 train struck a backhoe on the train tracks, derailing the lead engine. Service between Wilmington and Philadelphia has been suspended. Thirty-five passengers were injured.

Passengers gather after their Amtrak train derailed near Dodge City, Kan., early Monday morning.

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Amtrak Train Derails Near Dodge City, Kansas; Bend In Rail Is Reported

7:25pm March 14, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Citing a government official, the AP is reporting that before the train derailed, an engineer had noticed a bend in the tracks ahead and pulled the emergency brake.