WASHINGTON – Federal safety investigators found Tuesday that a culture of systemic safety lapses at Amtrak caused a collision between a passenger train and a backhoe that killed two people and ...

The Amtrak passenger train that derailed on Monday south of Tacoma, Wash., was traveling on tracks that were equipped with technology to prevent accidents, but the safety feature was not activated ...

There are still a lot of unanswered questions about why the Amtrak 501 train hit a 30 mile per hour curve at nearly 80 miles per hour. But here’s a snapshot of what we do know. June 20, 2025 ...

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"The safety and security of passengers and employees is Amtrak's highest priority, and we are always looking to take prudent action to improve security," the nation's largest passenger railroad said.

As railroads across the nation race to complete a congressional deadline for installing safety technology, Amtrak is threatening to substitute buses for trains on lines that lack the equipment ...

The apparent safety lapses behind the Chester, Pa., accident lay bare what some Amtrak officials and union representatives describe as a culture hampered by disagreement over how to keep track ...

Federal safety investigators Tuesday pressed railroad officials on whether enough is being done to ensure passenger safety in the wake of two fatal Amtrak crashes, in Washington state and South ...

"The safety and security of passengers and employees is Amtrak's highest priority, and we are always looking to take prudent action to improve security," the nation's largest passenger railroad said.