Deadly train crash in South Carolina
Two people were killed in a crash involving a freight train and an Amtrak passenger train early Sunday in South Carolina, authorities said.
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Workers say they warned Amtrak before deadly crash
In the days before Amtrak 501 careened off the tracks last month in a deadly crash, engineers and conductors warned their supervisors that they did not feel adequately trained on the new route, according to more than a dozen sources.
Here's what Amtrak engineer told NTSB about deadly derailment
The Amtrak engineer on the train that derailed last month in Washington state told investigators he mistook a signal and braked moments before the deadly crash, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Bill would require emergency train-stopping technology
A new bill in the U.S. House would require railroads to have emergency train-stopping technology in the wake of the Washington Amtrak derailment that killed three passengers and injured dozens of others.
Neo-Nazi charged with terrorism, complaint says
A white man who was involved with neo-Nazi groups and who attended a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville has been charged with terrorism for attempting to wreck an Amtrak train, according to a criminal complaint filed in US District Court.
Early NTSB review: Crew not using electronic devices before Amtrak crash
The crew on the passenger train that derailed this week in Washington state was not seen using any personal electronic devices, an initial review from the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.
Amtrak train derailment leaves 'a thousand unanswered questions'
Amtrak's president says the company is "profoundly sorry" after a train derailed this week in Washington state and hurtled off an overpass onto a freeway, killing three people.
Amtrak crash kills two train enthusiasts
Two friends, Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite, loved to ride trains. So it was no surprise that they decided to go on the inaugural run of Amtrak Cascades 501 when the new service opened.
Accident investigator weighs in on DuPont derailment
The inaugural trip along a new train route in Western Washington ended in tragedy Monday. 13 passenger cars derailed in a horrific scene - some crashing off an overpass and onto the busy Interstate 5 below.
Amtrak train crash: Two victims identified as rail advocates
Two of the three passengers who died when an Amtrak train derailed while traveling along a route for the first time were enthusiastic advocates for travel by trains, the Rail Passengers Association said Tuesday.
Washington train derailment 'could've been avoided,' local mayor says
The mayor of a city along a new route taken by the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state had expressed concerns about the line as long ago as 2013, court records show.
What the train derailment felt like
The sudden jolt threw Bob Snyder's glasses off his face and knocked his phone out of his hand. On an airplane, it would have felt like normal turbulence, but Snyder was on a passenger train from Seattle to Portland.
What is positive train control, and could it have prevented the Amtrak crash?
The Amtrak passenger train didn't have a safety technology called the positive train control activated at the time it derailed in Washington state, said Richard Anderson, the rail service's president and co-CEO.
WSDOT issues statement about Amtrak derailment
The Washington State Department of Transportation released a statement Monday about the derailment of the Amtrak Cascades southbound train.
Gov. Inslee arrives on scene of Amtrak train derailment
Governor Jay Inslee arrived on scene at the Amtrak train derailment in Dupont, Washington Monday morning.
At least 3 dead in Amtrak derailment in Washington state, official says
At least three people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Washington state, DuPont Fire Chief Larry Creekmore said Monday night.
President Trump tweets about Amtrak derailment
An Amtrak train plunged onto I-5 south of Tacoma, injuring and killing an unknown number of people Monday morning. The train was making its inaugural run.
A list of recent Amtrak derailments
An Amtrak train derailed south of Seattle on Monday, spilling cars onto a busy interstate. Some other recent Amtrak derailments:- April 3, 2016: Two maintenance workers were struck and killed by an Amtrak train going more than 100 mph in Chester, Pennsylvania. The lead engine of the train derailed.
Amtrak train derails over I-5 in Washington state
An Amtrak train derailed on Dec. 18, 2017, over Interstate 5 in Washington state.
Gallery: Amtrak derailment
An Amtrak train plunged onto I-5 south of Tacoma, injuring and killing an unknown number of people.
Amtrak derailment caused by human error: speed
Human error caused an Amtrak passenger train to derail as it headed north along the Washington state coast.
Amtrak train derailed on special section of track
The Amtrak train that derailed Sunday was traveling through a section of track that contains a switch that will nudge a train off-course if the draw-span on the approaching bridge is open.
Train cars derail in Washington state; minor injuries
Authorities say several passengers suffered minor injuries after parts of an Amtrak passenger train derailed in Washington state.
Man orders pizza to stalled Amtrak train
A self-proclaimed "hangry"passenger on a stalled Amtrak train ordered pizza while he waited for the train to get moving again.
