Amtrak Train Derailment in Montana Under Investigation By NTSB
The NTSB and Amtrak are investigating a deadly derailment in Montana which killed at least three and injured dozens.
Tag Archives: Train Derailment
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Senator Schumer Urges Rail Companies To Issue Warnings When Transporting Toxic Chems
A prominent senator is calling for freight carriers to inform communities when they are transporting any hazardous materials through their area.
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Railroads Behind On Implementing New Safety Measures, GAO To Tell Senate
A new GAO study warns that many passenger railroads will not complete required train safety measure updates by a deadline set for the end of the year.
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South Carolina Amtrak Accident Caused By Train Traveling On Wrong Track: Reports
A fatal Amtrak train crash and derailment left two dead and more than 100 injured on Sunday after the passenger train was switched to the wrong track and crashed into…
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D.C. Metro Train Derails Due to Broken Rail, Raising Further Questions About Safety of Subway System
A D.C. Metro train derailed Monday morning, resulting in an ongoing investigation into whether a shattered rail may have caused the accident.
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Amtrak Cascades Train Derailment South of Seattle Results In Multiple Fatalities
An Amtrak train derailed on its first run south of Seattle, killing at least three and injuring more than 100 others.
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Philadelphia Amtrak Crash in 2015 Occurred As Engineer Distracted by Radio: NTSB Report
The NTSB is expected to report today that an Amtrak train operator may have been distracted by radio traffic, resulting in a May 2015 train crash that killed 8 and…
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Amtrak Vermonter Train Derailment Results in Seven Injuries
An Amtrak train derailed in Vermont after striking rocks on the rail, injuring at least seven.
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JPML To Hear Oral Arguments Over Amtrak Crash Lawsuit Consolidation on Oct. 1
Lawyers will present oral arguments before a panel of judges on October 1 on whether all lawsuits stemming from a deadly Amtrak train derailment earlier this year should be consolidated…
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Amtrak Train Accident
The family of an Italian man killed in a recent Amtrak train derailment is suing the carrier and the train's operator for wrongful death.