Amtrak’s Problems Actually Extend Much Further Than Recent String of Accidents

By Sarah Skootsky, Observer.com; November 2, 2018

The past few days have been rough for Amtrak. On Thursday morning, a train traveling from North Carolina to New York crashed into a car illegally parked on rail tracks, and another train traveling through Chicago’s Edgewood neighborhood hit the bumper of a vehicle, destroying and crumpling the back end. While no injuries were reported, passengers onboard both trains experienced significant delays. Last week, a man in Norfolk, Virginia was killed when a train collided with a dump truck.

These recent accidents have left Amtrak passengers and workers alike concerned about their safety. On Wednesday, a passenger allegedly put a crew member in a choke hold after the worker refused to let the passenger leave the train while it was moving.

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