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Amtrak Temporarily Stopping Some Services Due to Staff Shortages

Amtrak will be cutting some services because of staff shortages due to the COVID-19 federal vaccine mandate, according to testimony given to Congress on Thursday. Amtrak President Stephen Gardner told ...

December 10, 2021BY Naveen Athrappully

Gunman Who Killed Agent on Amtrak Train in Arizona ID’d

TUCSON, Ariz.—Officials on Thursday identified the armed passenger who died in a gunfight after fatally shooting a federal ...

October 8, 2021BY The Associated Press

Amtrak Plan to Replace Dozens of Aging Trains: Cost $7.3 Billion

DETROIT—Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much ...

July 8, 2021BY The Associated Press

Nearly 200 Passengers Stranded on Amtrak Train for More Than 24 Hours in Oregon

An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 passengers was stranded in Oregon for more than a day and a half ...

February 26, 2019BY Janita Kan

NTSB Says Amtrak Engineer Didn’t Use Cellphone Before Crash

Accident investigators said Wednesday that the engineer driving an Amtrak train wasn't using his cellphone in the moments

June 10, 2015BY The Associated Press

Positive Train Control Could Have Prevented Amtrak Derailment, but It’s Not Quite on Track

The question is, why the train was traveling more than twice the posted speed limit?

May 15, 2015BY Jeffrey C. Peters