Amtrak
Amtrak passengers stranded for 29 hours feared they had been kidnapped
Some passengers called 911 fearing they were being held hostage, prompting conductor to announce ‘we’re not holding you hostage’
Gloria Oladipo
11, Jan, 2023 @6:52 PM
Amtrak suspends San Diego-Los Angeles service due to shifting ground
Metrolink also suspends trains because ground underneath stretch of seaside track in southern California has shifted
Maya Yang
01, Oct, 2022 @6:03 PM
Three killed as Amtrak train collides with car at ‘dangerous’ crossing in California
The crossing at the rural site did not have guard rails or a train signal and neighbors had complained of safety issues in the past
Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles
27, Jun, 2022 @8:48 PM
At least three killed in Amtrak train derailment in Montana
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear and federal safety authorities will investigate
Associated Press in Joplin, Montana
26, Sep, 2021 @3:04 PM
Amtrak's $630m Trump budget cut could derail service in 220 US cities
Long-distance services could be devastated by budget cuts, and the blow will be especially painful in rural areas that bought the president’s infrastructure pitch
Tom Dart in Apline, Texas
30, Jul, 2017 @11:00 AM
Three dead after Amtrak train hits truck in California
Three men were killed instantly when an Amtrak passenger train hit their truck as they tried to take a shortcut across the tracks
Nicky Woolf in San Francisco
13, May, 2016 @11:47 PM
Mr Smith goes to Washington: election lessons on the path of the 'Acela primary'
As five north-east states prepare to vote in primaries on Tuesday, David Smith hopped on a train going from Rhode Island to Washington DC and picked people’s brains about ‘the most comical election’ some have ever seen
David Smith on board Acela Express 2159
24, Apr, 2016 @11:00 AM
Amtrak crash: state-of-the art safety gear was operational at time of fatal collision
Positive train control system was ‘functioning’ at site of Sunday crash that killed two workers, but did not slow locomotive or alert engineer of maintenance ahead
Gregg Levine
06, Apr, 2016 @6:44 PM
Seven injured as Amtrak train derails in Vermont after striking rock slide
Train was traveling to Washington DC when it derailed in the town of Northfield at about 10.30am, and there were no reports of life-threatening injuries
Ellen Brait and Mahita Gajanan in New York and agencies
05, Oct, 2015 @4:38 PM
Paul Ryan says Amtrak spending cuts not to blame in Philadelphia crash
Congressman says question should not be part of conversation day after officials order train company to install new safety system
Martin Pengelly in New York
17, May, 2015 @9:28 PM
Amtrak ordered to improve safety and increase speed limit signage
According to investigators, train was traveling at about 106mph as it approached a left-hand turn where it then derailed on Tuesday
Jana Kasperkevic in New York
16, May, 2015 @8:13 PM
Families of eight Amtrak crash victims mourn loved ones
They were a ‘geek’s geek’, ‘wonderful’ mother, devoted to family and friends – and all died tragically Tuesday night in the nation’s deadliest train crash in years
Jessica Glenza and agencies
15, May, 2015 @10:09 PM
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