Railroads would also be required to proactively “push” that information to authorized local first response personnel as soon as the railroad is aware of an accident involving any hazardous materials, PHMSA officials said in a press release. The rule is aimed at improving public safety and prevent...
As mentioned yesterday,and several times in fact, the way I pass the long hours of an Amtrak trip is by taking random snapshots of America. That sounds pretentious, but… that’s what they are. A homemade foam collar is affixed to my lens, then I set the camera up at a very high ...
Meanwhile, Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Bill Flynn, President Stephen Gardner and the railroad’s chief safety and operations executives are in Montana at the accident site to support federal and local officials involved in the investigation. "Additionally, Amtrak has numerous incident response team...
“The public needs information and assurances on the safety of rail travel before the lengthy NTSB investigation on today’s accident, along with other ongoing NTSB investigations, such as last year’s Amtrak fatal derailment outside of Seattle, concludes,” Norton said in her press release. “W...
While Congress debates Amtrak's money issues, emergency crews will continue to work at the scene of the accident, in an effort to determine why the train was allowed to reach a speed which was twice that at which it was supposed to be travelling. ...