Passenger rail impact study now under way; it’s the second step to rail service for Bristol, Virginia

By DAVID MCGEE, BRISTOL HERALD COURIER; February 28, 2018 BRISTOL, Va. — An international design and consulting firm is beginning…

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Fatal Amtrak Silver Star crash caused more damage than the past decade of South Carolina rail accidents — combined

By Thad Moore, The Post and Courier; February 28, 2018 The fatal Amtrak crash outside Columbia in early February caused…

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New details revealed from fatal Cayce, South Carolina Amtrak Silver Star crash in NTSB report

By Susan Ardis And Sammy Fretwell, The State; February 28, 2018 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a…

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Western Michigan pushes for Tulip Time train from Chicago

By Sydney Smith, Holland Sentinel; February 23, 2018 HOLLAND — A local state representative is asking for support for trains…

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JOE MATHEWS Opinion: Losing my children to California’s overcrowded train

By Joe Mathews, Bakersfield Californian; February 22, 2018 If California’s train deniers are right — that no one ever rides…

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State Legislators Hausman, Slocum: Minnesota should accept federal funding for passenger rail

By Alice Hausman and Linda Slocum, Pioneer Press; February 22, 2018 Passenger rail connects people to places, providing an efficient,…

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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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A harrowing prospect from Amtrak for commuters

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo, Stephanie Beasley and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; February 16, 2018 WHO…

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Amtrak CEO: How we are making Amtrak safer

By Richard Anderson, Opinion Contributor, The Hill; February 14, 2018 Recent high profile accidents have understandably shined a spotlight on…

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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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Amtrak threatens service cut on tracks lacking speed control

From The Tampa Bay Times; February 15, 2018 Amtrak’s president and CEO says the railroad will consider suspending service on…

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Attorney: Man accused of terrorism on Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Nebraska might not have known what he was doing

By RILEY JOHNSON, Lincoln Journal Star; February 13, 2018 A Missouri man accused of terrorism in an incident that stopped…

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Amtrak Train From Chicago To Michigan Unexpectedly Stops Twice, Leaves Passengers Sick

By Michele Fiore, WBBM Newsradio, CBS 2 Chicago; February 13, 2018 CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Amtrak passengers making their way…

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Coalition seeks Northeast Corridor funding in Trump’s infrastructure plan 8 Shares Share Tweet Share Email Share

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 12, 2018 As President Donald Trump releases his long-awaited infrastructure plan today, a coalition of…

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Acela pull-apart preliminary findings: FRA

By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 8, 2018 The Federal Railroad Administration has issued preliminary findings on…

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Expanding Amtrak service from Milwaukee to Chicago would require $195 million in track upgrades

By Arthur Thomas, Milwaukee Business News; February 8, 2018 Adding three additional daily roundtrips to the Amtrak Hiawatha line between…

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Silver Star conductor’s wife blames Amtrak, CSX negligence in deadly Cayce, South Carolina train crash

By The Associated Press, Tribune-Review; February 8, 2018 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The wife of a conductor killed in a South…

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Crozet, Virginia Neighbors Offer Support to Time Disposal Crews Following Deadly Amtrak Crash

By Matt Talhelm, WVIR NBC 29; February 7, 2018 ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Neighbors in Crozet are showing their…

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These Carmel, Indiana teens traveled rural America by train for 9 days with limited cell service

By Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star; February 8, 2018 As the Amtrak train started pulling away from the Chicago station,…

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Opinion: Justice derailed? The prosecution of Brandon Bostian

An editorial from The Intelligencer; February 8, 2018 Should Brandon Bostian go to jail? The 34-year-old engineer was at the…

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What’s going on with Amtrak? Few passengers killed on trains, but high-profile crashes spark concerns

By Bart Jansen, USA TODAY; February 6, 2018 A spate of fatal Amtrak accidents in recent months is focusing renewed…

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Deadly S.C. Amtrak crash unlikely to deter riders, experts say

  By Deanna Pan, The Post and Courier; February 6, 2018 The deadly collision Sunday of an Amtrak passenger train…

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Safety upgrades for Positive Train Control may be to blame for deadly Amtrak crash

By Danielle Furfaro, Reuven Fenton and Max Jaeger, New York Post; February 5, 2018 Safety upgrades may have actually contributed…

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Amtrak Acela train breaks apart at 125 mph

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; February 6, 2018 A high-speed Amtrak train bound for Penn Station broke apart as…

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Charges reinstated against Amtrak engineer in 2015 Philadelphia crash

By The Associated Press, Fox News; February 6, 2018 PHILADELPHIA –  An Amtrak engineer was ordered Tuesday to stand trial…

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