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A Conrail commuter train collided with the rear end of the Amtrak train. RAR-79-3 March 28, 1979 Empire Builder: Lohman, Montana: Derailment 0 48 The train derailed due to a cracked wheel. RAR-79-7: April 20, 1979 Metroliner: Edison, New Jersey: Equipment collision 0 73 The train struck track maintenance equipment. RAR-79-10 October 2, 1979 ...
On December 18, 2017, Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 derailed near DuPont, Washington, United States.The National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) final report said regional transit authority Sound Transit failed to take steps to mitigate a curve at the accident location, and inadequately trained the train engineer.
On February 16, 1996, a MARC commuter train collided with Amtrak's Capitol Limited passenger train in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, killing three crew and eight passengers on the MARC train; a further eleven passengers on the same train and fifteen passengers and crew on the Capitol Limited were injured.
A couple is suing Amtrak and others after a woman sustained life-altering injuries in the June 27 train derailment that killed four people in rural Missouri, according to court documents.
Map of the train's position following the derailment Aerial view of the derailed train. At about 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, Amtrak's northbound Northeast Regional No. 188 led by Amtrak ACS-64 601 departed Philadelphia's 30th Street Station en route to New York City from Washington D.C. [2] [10] [11] The train consisted of seven cars hauled by a year-old Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS)-64 ...
Amtrak's problems, on the other hand, seem almost totally self-made. Amazingly, per-unit costs are 70% above selling prices. A $2 soda costs taxpayers $3.40, with labor costs making up nearly 40% ...
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On June 27, 2022, the Southwest Chief, a passenger train operated by Amtrak, derailed near the small town of Mendon, Missouri.The derailment was caused by the train striking a dump truck that was obstructing the crossing of County Road 113, about three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Mendon.