Even when not at fault, Amtrak can bear cost of accidents
Amtrak generally bears the full cost of damages to its trains, passengers, employees and other crash victims — even in instances where crashes occurred as the result of a freight rail company's negligence or misconduct.
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News Wrap: Train carrying GOP lawmakers collides with truck in Virginia
In our news wrap Wednesday, a train carrying Republican members of Congress, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, collided with a garbage truck in Virginia, killing the driver. None of the lawmakers aboard were hurt. Also, the director of the Centers…
1 dead after train collides with truck in Virginia. No lawmakers aboard seriously injured
The White House confirmed that one person died in the accident, adding that no lawmakers or their staff on board the train were injured in the accident.
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News Wrap: Paralyzing cyberattack ‘WannaCry’ traced to North Korea, says U.S.
In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. has charged that North Korea was the perpetrator of a widespread cyberattack that affected computer systems worldwide last May. Also, crews continue to work to clear the wreckage of the Amtrak derailment that…
Investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what happened Monday when an Amtrak train derailed during morning service, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more.
In our news wrap Monday, at least six people were killed and a dozen injured in a train derailment near the town of Dupont, Washington. Also, Atlanta's airport, the world's busiest, worked to get back up to speed after a…
In recent decades, American productivity growth has slowed. Yale University's Jacob Hacker has a possible explanation: the country’s outdated and deteriorating infrastructure. Hacker, co-author of “American Amnesia,” argues the U.S. has forgotten the role government plays in engineering prosperity, and…
In our news wrap Friday, hundreds of Syrian residents and fighters were allowed to leave Daraya, a suburb of Damascus that had been under siege since 2012. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart in Geneva to discuss…
Chester, Pennsylvania, Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland, and Chester Fire Department Commander Travis Thomas hold a press conference Monday to address the Amtrak passenger train derailment that killed two people Sunday.
