By Conrad Wilson, Molly Solomon, and Lauren Dake, Oregon Public Broadcasting; December 21, 2017
Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson said this week that the crash that killed three people south of Tacoma was a “wake-up call.”
The railroad company has committed to covering the entire costs of the derailment from the medical expenses for the injured to the costs associated with restoring passenger rail service to road repair. And it’s time, Anderson said, to improve the safety culture at his company.
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