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Two Killed After Amtrak-CSX Train Crash

February 4, 2018 Todd DeFeo

Two people were killed and 100 injured when an Amtrak train traveling on the wrong track collided with a CSX freight train, published reports indicate.

NTSB: Engineer Lost Track of Location Before Deadly Washington Crash

January 26, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Transportation Safety Board says the 55-year-old engineer of the train involved in a deadly Dec. 18 derailment lost track of where the train was just before the derailment.

A N.J. Transit train departs from Montvale, N.J. on Feb. 10, 2016.

N.J. Transit Train Accelerated Before Hoboken Crash, NTSB Says

October 6, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

The N.J. Transit train that crashed into Hoboken Terminal last week accelerated to 21 mph before the crash, the NTSB said.

WMATA Releases Final SafeTrack Plan

May 19, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld today released the agency’s final SafeTrack plan.

Member Robert Sumwalt on the scene of the Amtrak Train #188 Derailment in Philadelphia.

NTSB: Amtrak Engineer Lost ‘Situational Awareness’ Before Philly Crash

May 18, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

The engineer of the Amtrak that derailed in Philadelphia a year ago lost “situational awareness” after he diverted his attention to an emergency involving another train, the National Transportation Safety Board said this week.

Amtrak Southwest Chief Derails Near Dodge City

March 15, 2016 Railfanning.org News Wire

Eight cars of Amtrak Southwest Chief, Train No. 4, derailed shortly after midnight Central Time on March 14.

FRA: Most Railroads Will Miss PTC Implementation Deadline

August 10, 2015 Railfanning.org News Wire

Most railroads will miss the Dec. 31, 2015 positive train control (PTC) deadline Congress established in 2008, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said in a report to Congress.

NTSB Recorder Specialist Cassandra Johnson works with officials on the scene of the Amtrak Train 188 Derailment in Philadelphia. (NTSB photo)

From Social: Seven Killed in Amtrak Train Derailment in Philadelphia

May 13, 2015 Todd DeFeo

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Amtrak Train Speeding at Time of Crash

May 13, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Amtrak train involved in yesterday’s deadly wreck in Philadelphia was traveling at more than 100 mph at the time of the crash, the NTSB said today. Seven people were killed and dozens injured after the Washington-to- New York train derailed north of Philadelphia at about 9:30 p.m. yesterday. The engineer has apparently declined to speak with investigators, according to news reports. Photos and videos from the crash site showed mangled train cars. One of Amtrak’s new ACS-64 locomotives was pulling the train. “No words can console those who lost loved ones in this terrible derailment,” U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi,

NTSB Boots Union from Metro-North Investigation, Fox Reports

December 4, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has booted a union from the investigation into a fatal Metro-North crash in the Bronx on Sunday, Fox News reported.