On November 14 of this year the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a "lack of a strong safety culture was at the heart" of an Amtrak accident that led to the death of two maintenance workers in Chester, PA last year. ...
These are accounts by witnesses. A police report has not been released regarding how or why the truck was on the tracks when a train was approaching. This marks the second time this year that a fatal accident involving a train happened in the area. In January, a 29-year-old woman was ...
February 23, 2023 Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed that the railroad track was bent along a curve near the accident site, and the problem got worse as freight trains traveled over the area before the crash. Details on … ...
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More relevant is that in 2024 Tesla had the highest accident rate of major car brands. But the majority of those crashes were the result of DUI and speeding, which has something to do with the type of person that buys Teslas, not anything to do with the cars or self driving features....
The accident scene is about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northeast of Helena and about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the border with Canada. Liberty County sheriff’s dispatcher Starr Tyler told The Associated Press that three people died in the derailment. She did not have more details. ...
Public Transit Blog-October 22, 2024 Press statement: Funding approved for the return of passenger rail in Mobile AmtrakPublic Transit Blog-August 6, 2024 City councilmembers in Mobile, Alabama have removed a barrier to passenger rail’s return in the Coastal South. Today, the City Council of...
The accident caused the lead engine to derail, and service is now suspended between Philadelphia and New York City.
Upon impact, the dump truck bursted into flames and the contents in the back of the truck scattered on the ground nearby. The Oakland fire department says over 100 passengers were on the train at the time of the accident. Firefighters say a contractor for the railroad system was using the ...
Amtrak is the nation’s primary provider of intercity passenger rail service. It was created by Congress in 1970 to preserve some level of intercity passenger rail service while enabling private rail companies to exit the money-losing passenger rail business. It is a quasi-governmental entity, a...