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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 .
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is the list of rail accident lists. Lists. By year. Before 1880; 1880–1889;
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]
Pages in category "Lists of railway accidents and incidents in the United States" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Summary and photos at Trainweb.org. Retrieved 3 June 2014; Graphical re-enactment of accident cause at TMBA Inc Animation Studio, New York. Retrieved 3 June 2014; U.S. Coast Guard: The short film Aerial and Boat Views of Amtrak Train Derailment, Mobile, Alabama (1993) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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 day before the accident (October 11), these passenger cars were unveiled to the public at the Union Station in Chicago, after which they were taken on a trip towards Lisle, Illinois before returning to Chicago. P30CH No. 715 was one of Amtrak's newest locomotive units at the time of the accident, having entered service in September 1975.