Virginia Rail Crash Highlights Media, Government’s Lopsided Approach to Rail Safety

An Opinion From Christian Britschgi, Reason.com; February 1, 2018 An iron law of safety hysteria is that it is drawn…

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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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Federal investigators analyzing data in fatal Amtrak collision in Crozet, Virginia

BY BRYAN MCKENZIE AND RUTH SERVEN, The Daily Progress; February 1, 2018 Federal investigators say they will analyze electronic data…

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Amtrak’s westbound Cardinal, already hours behind schedule because of Wednesday’s GOP chartered train grade crossing accident, itself strikes a truck in Northwest Indiana

By FOX59 Web; February 1, 2018 DYER, Ind. – An Amtrak train that began in Indianapolis Thursday morning was delayed…

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Editorial Opinion: Rail collisions like the one GOP congressmen experienced aren’t nearly as rare as they should be

An Editorial From The Baltimore Sun; February 1, 2018 The Republican members of Congress on board the Amtrak train that…

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Cardinal passengers stranded in Culpeper, Virginia after Amtrak crash involving GOP legislators

By Daniel Tyson, CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT, The Free Lance-Star; January 31, 2018 Fabien Navidi’s body movements Wednesday afternoon were nearly robotic.…

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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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Alex Jones said the GOP Amtrak crash was a “kamikaze” attack, because of course he did

By Rachel, Leah, Salon; January 31, 2018 On Wednesday, Alex Jones claimed that an incident in which a train carrying GOP lawmakers crashed into a…

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Facebook Pushes ‘False Flag’ Amtrak Conspiracies in Trending Section

By Ben Collins, Daily Beast; January 31, 2018 The “People Are Saying” section of Facebook’s curated Trending News feature prominently…

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One person killed when Amtrak train in Crozet, Virginia carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat collides with truck

By Hawes Spencer, Martine Powers, Faiz Siddiqui and Ed O’Keefe, The Washington Post; January 31, 2018 CROZET, Va. — One…

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Longest naval gun barrel rolling home by rail to battleship New Jersey museum in Camden, New Jersey

By Carol Comegno, Courier Post; January 26, 2018 CAMDEN – Mighty World War II naval gun barrels that once fired…

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With help of Virginia Tech students, Radford, Virginia eyes train-viewing platform

  By Dominick Mastrangelo, The Roanoke Times; January 22, 2018 RADFORD — The thunderous sound of a locomotive barreling down…

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Norfolk Southern pushing for ‘more stable’ rail service in 2018: CEO

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters; January 18, 2018 LOMBARD, Ill. (Reuters) – Norfolk Southern Corp is working toward a “more…

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First phase of Amtrak parking lot expansion finished at Staples Mill station in Richmond, Virginia

BY ROBERT ZULLO, Richmond Times-Dispatch; January 16, 2018 The first phase of work to expand the cramped parking lot at…

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Virginia: High speed rail group wants 11 trains from Norfolk daily. Here’s how they’d do it.

By Katherine Hafner, The Virginian-Pilot; January 15, 2018 Nine round-trip trains to Washington, a rail line linking colleges in the…

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Business leaders push for Amtrak to add stop in Bedford, Virginia

By Joan Tupponce, Virginia Business; January 2, 2018 Business groups and other organizations are trying to persuade the Virginia Department…

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Virginia: Louisa Railroad celebrates 180th anniversary

By Desiree Montilla, CBS19 News; December 21, 2017 LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — The Louisa County Historical Society is…

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Long Bridge rail expansion may allow biking, walking between Washington, DC and Arlington, Virginia

By Max Smith, WTOP; December 17, 2017 WASHINGTON — Plans to expand a key rail bottleneck for VRE, Amtrak and…

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Amtrak in Norfolk, Virginia Marks Five-Year Anniversary

A press release from Amtrak; December 11, 2017: Ridership increasing for route and station WASHINGTON – Amtrak celebrates five years…

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It Has Been 5 Years of Amtrak out of Norfolk, Virginia

From The City of Norfolk, ALTDaily.com; December 5, 2017 On December 12th, the City of Norfolk will mark the five-year…

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Virginia: Millions from I-66 E-ZPass lanes will go to benefit Virginia Railway Express Manassas line riders

From Potomac Local; November 27, 2017 MANASSAS — Millions of dollars of improvements are coming to the Manassas line of Virginia…

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Fredericksburg, Virginia editorial: Rail project is about capacity, not speed

By The Editorial Board, The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; November 25, 2017 THE NAME of the Washington to Richmond Southeast High…

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Virginia: Architectural design for Charlottesville train station addition clears hurdle

By CHRIS SUAREZ, Reporter, The Daily Progress; November 22, 2017 The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review on Tuesday approved preliminary…

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