Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway did not strive for safety: defence lawyer at Lac-Megantic criminal trial

By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press, National Post; January 9, 2018 SHERBROOKE, Que. — Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the…

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Fixing Curve at Site of Train Derailment in DuPont, Washington Had Not Been State Priority

By Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times; January 2, 2018 The curve where Amtrak Cascades 501 derailed Dec. 18, killing three…

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Four factors that led to the deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington State

By Jeff Davis, Opinion Contributor, The Hill; January 4, 2018 The fatal Amtrak Cascades derailment in Washington State between Tacoma…

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Conductor, Passenger From Derailed Amtrak Washington State Train Allege Inadequate Training In Lawsuits

By Tom Banse, Spokane Public Radio; January 3, 2018 A conductor who was at the front of the Amtrak train…

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U.S. says Washington state Amtrak derailment damage topped $40 million

By David Shepardson, Reuters; January 4, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The damage from a deadly Amtrak train crash in Washington…

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Amtrak train resumes service after derailing in Savannah, Georgia

By Ellen Eldridge and Steve Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; January 4, 2018 The Amtrak train that derailed with 311 passengers…

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Amtrak train derails in Savannah, Georgia with more than 300 passengers on board

By Ellen Eldridge, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; January 4, 2018 Three cars on an Amtrak train with more than 300 passengers…

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The more we learn about Amtrak derailment the stranger it gets

By Russell G. Quimby, Opinion Contributor, The Hill; December 31, 2017 As a retired National Transportation Safety Board railroad and…

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New York: Four years after Spuyten Duyvil, Metro-North struggles to find its way

By Thomas C. Zambito, lohud.com; December 27, 2017 In this two-part special report, The Journal News/lohud looks at how things went wrong…

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California: Could Amtrak catastrophe happen here in Sacramento? It almost did, leaving some riders scared and angry

By Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee; December 26, 2017 Could last Monday’s Amtrak train crash in Washington happen here? It…

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Vancouver, Washington trooper tackles derailment fallout

By Jerzy Shedlock, Staff Writer, The Columbian; December 22, 2017 When Washington State Patrol Trooper Will Finn started his workday…

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The Columbian Editorial View: Reflecting on Derailment

From The Columbian Editorial Page; December 24, 2017 The impact of the tragedy and the examination of its causes will…

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Did the emergency response to Amtrak derailment go as planned?

By Rolf Boone, The Olympian, The Spokesman-Review; December 23, 2017 Christopher Barnard Sr., assistant chief of operations for Joint Base…

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Railroad investigator says its wrong to point a finger at train engineer

By Amy Clancy, KIRO 7; December 23, 2017 Since Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501 careened off the tracks south of…

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The Daily CSX – Rensselaer, New York sighs with relief: None harmed in 16-car train crash

  By Nick Fiala, Reporter, Rensselaer Republican; December 23, 2017 Thursday night’s shocking train derailment undoubtedly made more than a…

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No decision on charges against Amtrak engineer in 2015 Philly derailment

By Jason Laughlin, Staff Writer, Philly.com; December 20, 2017 It will be 2018 before a judge decides whether the Amtrak…

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Iowa Pacific Holdings owned Mount Hood Railroad’s Christmas train derails for 2nd time in month; no one hurt

By Aimee Green, The Oregonian; December 22, 2017 A scenic tourist train carrying families sipping on hot cocoa and listening…

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6 Seconds Before Amtrak Derailment, Engineer Made Comment About ‘Over Speed Condition’

By Conrad Wilson and Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Oregon Public Broadcasting; December 22, 2017 The engineer of the Amtrak train that…

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Plan to remove sharp curve where Amtrak train derailed scrapped for cost reasons

By Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News; December 22, 2017 The original plans for the Point Defiance railroad bypass called…

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Amtrak Safety — Or Danger — Needs a Hearing, Cantwell Says

By Griffin Connolly, Roll Call; December 22, 2017 Sen. Maria Cantwell has sent a letter requesting a congressional inquiry into…

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What We Know: Amtrak Safety Culture In Question After Crash

By Conrad Wilson, Molly Solomon, and Lauren Dake, Oregon Public Broadcasting; December 21, 2017 Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson said this…

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A Message From Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson

A press release from Amtrak; December 21, 2017: To our customers, On behalf of everyone at Amtrak, I want to…

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Trump Rail Safety Oversight in Focus After Amtrak Crash

By David Shepardson, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report; December 21, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As investigators sift through the…

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Washington state: No passenger trains on Amtrak derailment route until safety systems are in place

By Mike Baker, Staff Reporter, Seattle Times; December 21, 2017 Washington state transportation officials won’t restart passenger service along the…

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Short line railroad Tacoma Rail engineers trained their Amtrak counterparts before Monday’s derailment

Training took place months before, in February By Sean Robinson,The News Tribune, KIRO-TV 7; December 21, 2017 Engineers from Tacoma…

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