Nation Oct 16 Watch 7:31 A delayed transportation infrastructure project moves forward in the Northeast Corridor It's been called the most urgent infrastructure program in America — but for decades, the Gateway Program has been on hold. The $30-billion project would see a dramatic upgrade to transportation infrastructure in the most heavily used section of the… By Hari Sreenivasan, Connie Kargbo
Politics Apr 30 WATCH: Biden celebrates Amtrak’s 50 years on the rails As a U.S. senator, Biden was a fixture on Amtrak trains between his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., when the Senate was in session. He continued riding Amtrak as vice president. He has sometimes been referred to as… By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics Mar 30 WATCH: Secretary Buttigieg, Gov. Northam give news conference at Virginia Amtrak station Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam held a news conference Tuesday alongside leaders from Amtrak, CSX and Virginia Railway Express. By News Desk and Associated Press
Nation Mar 13 Snow forces Amtrak to suspend service between Boston, NYC Amtrak says train service between the cities will be halted for the remainder of Tuesday. Amtrak initially said train service would be suspended until at least 11 a.m. By Associated Press
Feb 11 Even when not at fault, Amtrak can bear cost of accidents By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Train carrying GOP lawmakers collides with truck in Virginia By PBS NewsHour 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… Continue watching
Jan 31 1 dead after train collides with truck in Virginia. No lawmakers aboard seriously injured By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry 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. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Paralyzing cyberattack ‘WannaCry’ traced to North Korea, says U.S. By PBS NewsHour 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… Continue watching
Dec 19 Everything we know about the Amtrak train derailment (so far) By Laura Santhanam, Erica R. Hendry 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. Continue reading