NTSB report shows truck disregarded railroad safety gates in Crozet, Virginia before crash with train carrying GOP members

By Staff Reports, The Daily Progress; February 21, 2018 A trash truck in Crozet disregarded stop arms at a railroad…

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Railroad officials tell Congress many won’t meet deadline for lifesaving automatic braking systems

By Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post; February 15, 2018 A decade after Congress ordered the nation’s railroads to install…

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Report: ‘Human decision making’ was likely one of the main culprits in the Amtrak Silver Star-CSX train crash

By Jeremy Turnage, Digital Content Manager, WIS 10; February 15, 2018 WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – A preliminary report by…

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NTSB: Failure to screen New Jersey Transit engineer for sleeping disorder caused 2016 Hoboken crash

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; February 6, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board took…

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After Another Fatal Train Crash, Amtrak Safety Culture Questioned

By David Schaper, NPR; February 5, 2018 After another fatal Amtrak train crash Sunday, safety advocates and federal investigators are…

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Fatal Amtrak southbound Silver Star train crash puts spotlight on CSX railroad crew

By SAMMY FRETWELL, The State; February 5, 2018 Federal investigators looking into the cause of a fatal train collision near…

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The Daily CSX – CSX: A mighty fine line, but …

By Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 5, 2018 CSX is a mighty fine line, with an…

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Politico Morning Transportation: Another deadly Amtrak crash

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo and Daniel Lippman, Politico; February 5, 2018 AMTRAK-CSX CRASH KILLS TWO: An…

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Cayce Amtrak Silver Star/CSX train wreck worst in South Carolina since Graniteville

By SAMMY FRETWELL, The State; February 4, 2018 An Amtrak passenger train traveling at more than 50 mph ran off…

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A chronology of the day for Silver Star’s passengers: ‘Screams and crying’ followed Amtrak train crash

By The Associated Press; The News & Observer; February 4, 2018 CAYCE, S.C. The Latest on a deadly Amtrak train…

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Drone video footage of the Amtrak southbound Silver Star-CSX freight train crash in Cayce, South Carolina

By Noah Feit, The State; February 4, 2018 LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC In the aftermath of the deadly Amtrak train crash…

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Orange Park, Florida Amtrak conductor dies in southbound Silver Star train crash in Cayce, South Carolina

By Staff, News4Jax.com; February 4, 2018 CAYCE, S.C. – An Orange Park man was one of two men killed and…

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NTSB: Amtrak engineer activated emergency brake before train hit truck in Crozet, Virginia

By Lori Aratani and Martine Powers, The Washington Post; February 1, 2018 Federal investigators said Thursday that data gathered from…

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NTSB Launches Go-Team to Investigate Today’s Amtrak Accident

A press release from the National Transportation Safety Board: WASHINGTON (Jan. 31, 2018) — The National Transportation Safety Board has…

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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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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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Utica, New York Observer-Dispatch editorial: Cuomo’s efforts help derail Adirondack train junkyard

By The Editorial Board, Observer-Dispatch; December 29, 2017 Gov. Andrew Cuomo followed in his father’s footsteps as a protector of…

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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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BLET President’s statement regarding Dec. 18 Amtrak derailment in Washington State

A press release from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen: INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 19 — The following is a…

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Amtrak: We’re building our safety culture

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; November 15, 2017 Amtrak laid out a series of initiatives it has implemented…

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Safety took a back seat at Amtrak, feds say. Then workers died

By Jason Laughlin, Staff Writer, Philly.com; November 14, 2017 WASHINGTON — Federal investigators found one safety violation, then another, and…

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