‘The law recognizes we’re all human’: Charges dismissed against Brandon Bostian, engineer in deadly Philly Amtrak derailment

By Jason Laughlin, The Philadelphia Inquirer; July 23, 2019 For the second time, a judge has dismissed a host of…

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National Transportation Safety Board ‘amazed at the amount of failure’ by agencies in fatal 2017 Amtrak derailment south of Tacoma, Washington

By Mike Lindblom, Staff Reporter, Seattle Times; May 21, 2019 Washington state’s lightweight Talgo trains that carried 800,000 Amtrak Cascades…

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Union Pacific sues to fire worker who defecated on railcar

By Christopher Vondracek, The Washington Times; January 28, 2019 Union Pacific is asking a federal judge to allow it to…

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Prosecutors, defense say NTSB is withholding crucial information in Amtrak Northeast Corridor Train Number 188 case

By Kristen Johanson, KYW Newsradio 1060; August 22, 2018 PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The case against the engineer of the…

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‘Cardinal rule violation’: Revelstoke, B.C., train engineer speaks out after unbraked explosive freight verdict

By David P. Ball, The Star; July 31, 2018 VANCOUVER—A longtime Canadian Pacific Railway engineer in Revelstoke, B.C., said he’s…

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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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Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway did not strive for safety: defence lawyer at Lac-Megantic criminal trial

By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press, National Post; January 9, 2018 SHERBROOKE, Que. — Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the…

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Quebec: Locomotive engineer Tom Harding was patient, safety-conscious, Lac-Mégantic trial hears

By Alison Brunette, CBC News; November 28, 2017 A former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) train conductor who worked at MMA…

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