Amtrak concedes negligence in catastrophic 2017 derailment south of Tacoma, Washington

By Tom Banse, Northwest News Network, KUOW; September 3, 2019 The first of what could be many trials stemming from…

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‘Everybody hated that curve’: Amtrak Cascades engineer told of worries before December crash south of Tacoma, Washington

By Mike Lindblom, Transportation Reporter, Seattle Times; July 10, 2018 The engineer in last December’s Amtrak Cascades derailment worried about…

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Amtrak Rail Cars in Fatal Washington State Crash Last December Didn’t Meet Current Standards

By Alan Levin, Bloomberg; July 10, 2018 The passenger rail cars on an Amtrak train that derailed near Seattle last…

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Amtrak Cascades service DuPont train crash survivor suing Amtrak; alleges company knew of electrical failure

By KIRO Radio Staff, MyNorthwest.com; June 7, 2018 Amtrak knew there was an electrical problem with a passenger train before…

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Northwest teen looking for people who helped save his life in Amtrak derailment

By Staff, KATU 2; May 4, 2018 SEATTLE —  A teenager who narrowly survived the Amtrak crash over I-5 is…

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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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