North Carolina: Faster train between Raleigh and Charlotte causes excitement, concern

By Tina Terry, WSOCTV.com; December 22, 2017 LANDIS, N.C. – The Piedmont Improvement Project added 27 miles of parallel track,…

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New York State opinion: Amtrak still sets holiday records

By Don Glynn, Niagara Gazette; December 23, 2017 Don’t let anyone tell you that, for whatever reasons, people no longer…

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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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When Train Travel was Chic: A Visit to Barstow’s Harvey House

By David and Kay Scott, CNHI News Service, The Effingham Daily News; December 20, 2017 During an early December journey…

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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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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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Can Amtrak avoid creative destruction?

Written by  Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; December 20, 2017 Watching Washington, December 2017: Ignore Professor Plum…

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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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The unique way Amtrak’s Coscia plans to get Gateway done

By Tom Bergeron, ROI; December 21, 2017 Tony Coscia has spent years pulling together all of the public entities required…

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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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Passenger Rail Advocates Cascadia Center of Discovery Institute Call for Emergency Review of Amtrak Service Contract

A press release from the Discovery Institute; December 21, 2017: SEATTLE, Dec. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The State of Washington should…

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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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Expert: New route may have distracted engineer before crash

By PHUONG LE, The Associated Press, the Olympian; December 20, 2017 SEATTLE – Experts say it’s possible the engineer on…

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Train derailment near Olympia: Officials pushed ‘aggressive’ timeline before safety technology was ready

By Mike Baker, Christine Willmsen and Mike Lindblom, Staff Writers, Seattle Times; December 19, 2017 The corridor where an Amtrak…

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Maryland: Federal appeals court rules Purple Line can go forward

By The Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun; December 19, 2017 WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction on Maryland’s Purple Line light-rail line…

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Amtrak CEO Calls Fatal Derailment a ‘Wake-Up Call’

By CNN Wire, Fox 40; December 20, 2017 Amtrak’s co-CEO apologized profusely for the high-speed train derailment that hurled passenger…

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Spelling out the facts: It Should Have Been a Celebration for New $181 Million Train Route. What Went Wrong?

By Craig Sailor of The News Tribune, The Chronicle; December 19, 2017 They were the first passengers to use a…

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Amtrak engineer in deadly wreck may have been distracted, official says

By Nicole Darrah, Fox News; December 19, 2017 Federal investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer operating a train…

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