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. ...
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 … ...
"Our concerns are very focused on this grade crossing, the approach to the grade crossing and survivability after an accident." MORE: 3 dead, 2 injured after Amtrak train collides with car in California: Officials Homendy said she confirmed with the director of the Missouri Department of ...
Portions of the NEC date from before the Civil War. In addition to the advanced age of much of the NEC infrastructure, its alignment was laid out at a time when the top speed of trains was much less than is possible today. These two factors have complicated Amtrak's efforts to improve ...