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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Amtrak CEO to Testify Before U.S. House in Wake of Accidents

By David Shepardson, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report; February 8, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Richard…

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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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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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The Daily CSX – Amtrak South Carolina collision: CSX facing another potential setback?

By Matthew Kazin, Fox Business News; February 4, 2018 For CSX (CSX) CEO Jim Foote, who is in his job…

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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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Rail crossing at Virginia crash site of GOP chartered train has warning signals

By The Associated Press, The Virginian-Pilot; January 31, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — The railroad crossing where a train carrying Republican…

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Train carrying GOP lawmakers hits truck in Virginia

By Melanie Zanona, The Hill; January 31, 2018 A train carrying Republican lawmakers to their GOP retreat in West Virginia…

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