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This witty warning sign may be the last someone ever reads if they choose to ignore it. As funny as it is, it spotlights a major problem in U.S. rail.
A surfing instructor whose arm was severed in a collision with an Amtrak train earlier this month is recovering after a grueling surgery to reattach the limb.
Three fatal crashes of Amtrak trains in as many months are raising serious concerns about rail safety nationwide. Sunday's deadly crash of a Miami-bound Amtrak train into the back of a CSX freight ...
BALTIMORE (WBFF) - There's serious concern over the safety of Amtrak trains, after six people were killed, with five accidents within the past month.Leaders at the National Transportation Safety ...
Five months ago, in a scathing report on a 2016 accident in which two track workers were killed, U.S. safety investigators urged Amtrak to slow its trains when they pass work crews. The nation’s ...
There were 1,880 incidents at rail crossings in the first 11 months of 2017, ... Investigators said Amtrak had a "weak safety culture," in which employees frequently took shortcuts and put on-time ...
The latest Amtrak crash near Mendon, Missouri, that left four dead and many more injured contains a tragic lesson about Congress' misaligned rail safety priorities. The accident occurred yesterday ...
Amtrak says new focus on safety will make rail travel safer for all July 11, 2018 More than 6 years ago The engine from an Amtrak train crash is transported away from the scene Dec. 20, 2017, in ...
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The fatal derailment of an Amtrak train south of Seattle on Monday could intensify scrutiny of the national passenger railroad company's safety record, which was already under ...
Amtrak cut its annual operating losses by nearly half last year while improving customer service — cleaner restrooms and better training for those who deal with passengers — but the company ...
The Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner®’s Southern California route spans the LOSSAN corridor through major cities, making it crucial for the public to be aware of rail safety practices. The Pacific Surfliner ...