U.S.-bound travellers were left briefly stranded after an Amtrak train from Montreal to New York City separated into two on the eve of U.S. Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel days of the year. Continue reading →

Media organizations reported that the victims were a couple who appeared to be in their 60s. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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

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. Continue reading →

Here’s what we know and don’t know about Monday’s Amtrak train derailment in Washington state. Continue reading →

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

Airplanes have them. Cars have them. Why don’t trains come with seatbelts? Continue reading →

Two weeks before the derailment Lakewood Mayor Don Anderson told Washington state transportation officials that the yet-to-be-launched high-speed train endangered citizens. Continue reading →