Amtrak pays for accidents it didn't cause because of secretive agreements negotiated between the passenger rail company, which receives more than $1 billion annually in federal subsidies, and the ...

Two women who were inside the truck were able to get out after the collision, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. No ...

A number of fatal Amtrak accidents in recent months is focusing renewed attention on the passenger railroad and its safety record.

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A person is dead after they were hit by an Amtrak passenger train in Henrico County on Thursday. At about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, officers with the Henrico County ...

But despite several fatal accidents in recent years and complaints of unreliable service, Amtrak remains popular in Congress and with travelers — 31.7 million passengers took trips last year.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) - There's serious concern over the safety of Amtrak trains, after six people were killed, with five accidents within the past month.Leaders at the National Transportation Safety ...

While Amtrak's safety record has been improving, there have been a number of deadly accidents over the years. From sabotage to railroad crossing collisions to engineer errors, many have had deadly ...

Amtrak officials told federal ­investigators Wednesday that two recent fatal crashes had prompted an unprecedented focus on safety for the railroad. The company said it has long had programs that ...

(Reuters) – The deadly derailment of an Amtrak train south of Seattle is likely to intensify scrutiny of the national passenger railroad company’s safety record, which was already under the ...

The Amtrak engineer killed in Sunday’s crash had been involved in “four or five accidents’’ in recent years — traumatic experiences that led his brother to tell him minutes before he ...

This year, the number of incidents of speeding, running a red signal or tampering with a safety device has declined. Amtrak has also promised to improve policies on drug and alcohol use and ...