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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 .
At 2:53 a.m., [1] Amtrak's Sunset Limited train, powered by three locomotives (one GE Genesis P40DC number 819 in the front and two EMD F40PHs, numbers 262 and 312) en route from Los Angeles, California, to Miami, Florida, with 220 passengers and crew aboard, crossed the bridge at around 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) and derailed at the kink ...
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 ...
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]
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 ...
The 1971 Salem, Illinois derailment occurred on June 10, 1971, when Amtrak’s City of New Orleans passenger train derailed near Salem, Illinois.It is sometimes referred to as the Tonti derailment, after the unincorporated community of Tonti, Illinois, which was the site of the crash.
The crash led to the phasing out of the Nachtbefehlsstab ("Nighttime Command Staff"), and presses DB to introduce radio communications on branch lines. [ 8 ] June 10 – United States – 1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment : Amtrak train number 1, the northbound City of New Orleans derailed at 90 miles per hour (145 km/h) due to a false flange on ...