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Amtrak Northeast Corridor gets $16B boost for passenger rail projects
President Joe Biden — perhaps the nation’s biggest Amtrak fan — is back in Delaware to promote new federal investments for trains on the heavily trafficked Northeast Corridor.
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Amtrak Downeaster looks to increase fare as it breaks ridership records
The Amtrak Downeaster in Maine is proposing to increase certain fares due to rising operational costs. This after a record-breaking August, where they had 61,000 passengers use the service, according to News Center Maine. The proposal, which awaits approval in the upcoming weeks could possibly increase fares by anywhere from 2 to 6 dollars each way. The Amtrak is used…
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Video captures Amtrak train hit SUV in Andover
Video from a nearby business captured the terrifying moments Saturday when an Amtrak train slammed into the front end of an SUV in Andover, Massachusetts.
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Video captures Amtrak train slamming into BMW in Andover; woman injured
An SUV was struck by an Amtrak train Saturday in Andover, Massachusetts, injuring one woman — and it was all caught on camera. Andover police say they responded to the incident on Pearson Street at Railroad Street around 9:20 a.m. and found a BMW X1 with significant front-end damage. One woman was taken to Lawrence General Hospital with minor injuries,…
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Amtrak train kills person who'd waited for another train to pass Andover street
A person was killed by an Amtrak train at an Andover, Massachusetts, rail crossing after they’d waited for another train to pass going the other way on Thursday, officials said. The person had been standing near the intersection of Essex Street and the train tracks — the crossing is near the Andover MBTA Commuter Rail stop — waiting for a…
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Amtrak train partially derails after colliding with truck in Southern California
An Amtrak train with nearly 200 people on board partially derailed Wednesday when it slammed into a work truck at a crossing in the Ventura County community of Moorpark.
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5 Hurt in Amtrak Work Vehicle Incident Near Boston MBTA Station
Five Amtrak employees were hurt when two of the train company’s vehicles collided near an MBTA Commuter Rail Station in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood Friday, according to the MBTA. The employees are expected to recover, an MBTA representative said in a statement. The Amtrak truck and track truck were substantially damaged after their collision near Readville Station. NBC10 Boston...
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Bent Track a Factor in Montana Amtrak Crash That Killed 3
Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak train derailment in Montana say the track had been bent along a curve near the accident site and the problem had been getting worse as freight trains traveled over it before the derailment. Details on the bent track were included in hundreds of pages of investigative documents released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety...
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Travelers Stuck for 36+ Hours on Amtrak Train From Virginia to Florida
Passengers spent over 36 hours on a train when a freight car derailment stopped Amtrak Auto Train 53 in North Carolina overnight.