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The 2015 derailment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Amtrak has operated most intercity passenger rail transportation in the United States since May 1, 1971. This list contains serious incidents – those with deaths or more than 20 injuries of passengers or railroad personnel – that have involved Amtrak trains.
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving Amtrak" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1833 Hightstown rail accident, Hightstown, New Jersey; two killed plus 15 injured. Earliest recorded train accident involving the death of passengers. [1] [2] 1837 Suffolk head-on collision, Suffolk, Virginia; 3 killed plus dozens injured. Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. [3]
list; Railway track. Maintenance; Track gauge; Service and rolling stock; ... This is the list of rail accident lists. Lists. By year. Before 1880; 1880–1889;
The four people killed in an Amtrak crash in rural Missouri on Monday were identified Wednesday by police. Rochelle Cook, 58; Kim Holsapple, 56, and Binh Phan, 82, were on the train when it ...
An Amtrak passenger train struck a dump truck at an uncontrolled crossing in a rural area of Missouri killing three people on the train and one in the truck. The crash happened Monday near Mendon ...
31 January - United States - 2018 Crozet, Virginia train crash: A chartered Amtrak train carrying Republican Party lawmakers from Washington, D.C. to a retreat in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia collided with a garbage truck at a grade crossing near Crozet, Virginia. One person on the truck was killed and six people were injured. [434]
The accident, Amtrak's deadliest at the time, caused the US railroad industry to tighten up drug use detection among operational personnel and subsequently led to the federal certification of locomotive engineers. January 16 – Sudan – An accident at Kosti killed 21 people and injured 45. [66]