Amtrak cancels all long-distance trains
US operator Amtrak will temporarily cancel all of its long-distance trains on Thursday due to a looming freight rail strike on Friday. While its workers are not involved in the stoppage, Amtrak is dependent on...Read more
Thibault Constant on why Amtrak has the most pleasant long-distance trains
If there is anyone who is experienced in taking the train, it is Thibault Constant. On his Youtube channel Simply Railway he reports on train trips across the world. Having spent more than 300 nights...Read more
Death toll of Amtrak derailment hits four as watchdog finds train was below speed limit
Local authorities earlier this week reported a fourth fatality of Monday afternoon’s derailment of an Amtrak train. Some 150 people were treated for injuries. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board has found that the train...Read moreThree dead and multiple injuries as US passenger train derails
The derailment of an Amtrak train near Mendon, Missouri, on Monday afternoon has left three people dead and multiple injured, Amtrak confirmed on Monday evening. The derailment happened following a grade crossing incident with a...Read more
Train driver cleared of all charges related to fatal 2015 Amtrak derailment
The driver who in 2015 operated an Amtrak Northeast Regional train that derailed, causing the deadliest wreck in the area in almost three decades, was acquitted by a jury on all counts last week.Read more