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Amtrak train collides with truck - Seven injured
Not an unusual story, as Amtrak has had more than its share of collisions and derailments over the years. I travelled across the USA on Amtrak several years ago, and although I am very seasoned to train travel,... Amtrak trains back on track between New York and Philadelphia
The trains are now running according to schedule."Amtrak suspended train service between New York City and Philadelphia for about 90 minutes “as a precautionary measure” after what the train company called a...News & Media
"News Release National Railroad Passenger Corporation 60 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 www.amtrak.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATK-08-015 Contact: Media Relations (202) 906-3860 March 3,...Yemeni man yells, “I have a bomb” on Amtrak train
"Lock him up, and throw away the key, please. "... a 23-year-old Yemeni man named Basel Saleh Salem Kassem got into an argument with another man on the train and then yelled that he had a bomb.“Allegedly he was causing a disturbance on the train and the conductor attempted...Fatal Amtrak crash in Rhode Island
CNN is reporting that the passengers are still stuck on the train. If you have any information about this incident, please let us know. "PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An Amtrak express train has struck and killed a worker who was inspecting tracks just outside a train station in...Amtrak Will Screen Passengers' Bags
Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains.The Associated...Amtrak to increase security
It's surprising to think how long it has taken for the trains to get their act together. Let's hope that these security protocols will be executed in more efficient manner which actual protects as apposed to...Chicago Amtrak Train was Speeding, investigators say
See our original coverage here. Photos would be greatly appreciated."CHICAGO (AP) -- An Amtrak train was going about 25 mph over the speed limit - despite a signal indicating another train was on the same track -...Tell Congress to keep Amtrak rolling!
Click here for National Association of Rail Passengers Flyer Link to Amtrak Photos As a fairly regular user of Amtrak, I quickly admit that the service often is late, some of the rolling stock shows its age too much, food prices can be piratical and it...Amtrak: in The Dark on Emergency Preparedness
An Amtrak train station suffered a power outage yesterday, plunging commuters into darkness. Amtrak issued a press release touting their quick response. "An electrical problem cut power at 30th Street Station for... Breaking: Hsu captured in Colorado; Update: Hsu fell ill on Amtrak
Norman Hsu, the Democrats benefactor has been nabbed on The Zephyr train in Grand Junction enroute to Chicago. He became ill on the Amtrak train and Grand Junction paramedics were summoned. He was taken to St. Mary's... Riding the Rails with Free Booze (AP)
Hey, if airline prices continue to rise and service continues to plummet, AMtrak may well win over some new customers... Even peanuts aren't free on Air Canada anymore!"Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by...Texas flooding strands passenger train
Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of Texas on Saturday, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.Diabetic Man Kicked Off Train Found Alive
I love how it's Amtrak "policy" to leave people in the middle of freakin nowhere - miles from anything! I could understand kicking an unruly drunk off at the next stop - but in the middle of a national park?? "there was no train station or running water [where they left him],...2 Trains Derail, Disrupt Amtrak In Wash.
" May 16, 2007 Washington - Two freight trains derailed in western Washington early Wednesday, disrupting Amtrak travel and spilling diesel fuel near a river a few miles upstream from the Nisqually Delta National Wildlife Refuge, officials said. No injuries were reported, but...
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