Category Archives for "amtrak"

Jun 29

Fatal Amtrak Derailment

By Bianca Brito

Fatal Amtrak Derailment Early afternoon on June 27th, an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed after colliding with a dump truck. The incident took place in Mendon, Missouri with approximately 275 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The truck was obstructing an intersection of the collision. Over 150 people were taken […]

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Feb 06

Amtrak train crash kills two, injures 116 others

By Joe Messa

Over the weekend, an Amtrak passenger train traveling between New York and Miami was wrongly diverted to a side track and crashed into a freight train in South Carolina. Two Amtrak employees were killed and 116 of the 147 passengers on board were injured. Amtrak train 91 should have traveled straight down the tracks but […]

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Aug 22

42 Injured in SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line Crash

By Joe Messa

A SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line train crashed into an unoccupied train Tuesday morning at the 69th St. Transportation Center, injuring 42 people. There were 41 passengers on board, plus the operator, when the crash occurred just after midnight. Injured passengers were taken to eight area hospitals by Upper Darby, PA emergency responders. SEPTA officials […]

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Apr 03

Amtrak Crash Kills Two, Injures Dozens on Northeast Corridor

By Joe Messa

In May 2015, an Amtrak train traveling the Northeast Corridor from Washington D.C. to New York City derailed in Port Richmond, killing eight and injuring hundreds. In October 2015, an Amtrak train traveling southbound on the Northeast Corridor from Vermont to Washington D.C. derailed after hitting falling debris, injuring seven. This morning, April 3, 2016, […]

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