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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 ...
2009 June 2009 Washington Metro train collision, Washington, DC; 9 killed plus 80 injured [267] [268] [269] 2009 Walt Disney World monorail accident, Walt Disney World Resort; Two monorail trains collided while one was reversing, killed one pilot and injured seven guests [270]
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division, the union representing track workers, was highly critical of Amtrak management in the weeks after the crash, saying that Amtrak's safety procedures were inadequate. [12] In October 2017, it was revealed that one of the track workers had taken oxycodone and the other had taken cocaine.
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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.
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The same day, two additional lawsuits were filed against Amtrak, BNSF, and MS Contracting on behalf of two separate groups: four passengers and two Amtrak crew members. [44] [45] [46] On July 13, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against MS Contracting and BNSF by the family of a person killed during the derailment.