Amtrak Derailment

• 3 killed, dozens more hurt after Amtrak train hits truck, derails in Missouri

  The Southwest Chief was carrying about 243 passengers and 12 crew members when the collision happened near Mendon, Mo., Amtrak said.

  World

  Jun 27, 2022
  
• Amtrak train was under speed limit when it derailed in Montana, killing 3: officials

  Investigators do not know the cause of the accident, but they are studying video from the train and another locomotive that went over the same track a little over an hour earlier.

  World

  Sep 27, 2021
  
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• U.S. transport investigators probe Amtrak derailment that left 3 dead 

  The westbound Empire Builder was en route from Chicago to Seattle when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday near Joplin, a town of about 200.

  World

  Sep 26, 2021
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• Amtrak engineer noticed train was ‘over speed’ mere seconds before it derailed

  The recording indicated that the train was travelling at about 128 km/h in a 48 km/h zone.

  Dec 22, 2017
• Rail buffs killed in Amtrak train derailment couldn’t wait for faster trains

  The two pals hopped on an Amtrak train together Monday, becoming some of the first passengers to take the maiden voyage of a faster route between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle.

  World

  Dec 19, 2017
• Mexico journalist shot dead at Christmas celebration at son’s school

  Attackers burst into an elementary school where a Christmas party was taking place and shot reporter Gumaro Perez to death Tuesday.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2017
• 81-year-old Amtrak survivor says train derailment felt like an explosion

  One survivor of the Amtrak Train 501 derailment says the moment the train went off the tracks felt like an explosion.

  World

  Dec 19, 2017
• Investigators looking into whether Amtrak engineer was distracted, official says

  Investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer was distracted by the presence of an employee-in-training in the locomotive that derailed near Seattle, which was traveling 80 mph in a 30 mph zone.

  World

  Dec 19, 2017
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• Amtrak train derailment: What we know and don’t know about the crash

  Here's what we know and don't know about Monday's Amtrak train derailment in Washington state.

  World

  Dec 18, 2017
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• ‘We need EMS ASAP’: conductor tells dispatcher following Amtrak train derailment

  It was not immediately clear what caused the train to derail.

  World

  Dec 18, 2017