Nation May 17 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: The Senate advances measure to let 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate passed legislation opposed by the White House that would let the families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia’s government for alleged complicity in the 2001 terror attacks. Also, the NTSB found operator error… By PBS News Hour
Nation Feb 01 Amtrak engineer recalls opening throttle before fatal crash A federal accident investigations board is set to release documents that could shed light on the cause of a fatal Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia last year. By Joan Lowy and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
Politics Aug 07 Report: Most railroads won’t meet safety deadline WASHINGTON -- Only a handful of railroads are close to meeting a deadline this year to install safety technology that can prevent many crashes, including derailments due to excessive speed like the deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia in May, according… By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
Nation Jun 02 Amtrak CEO vows to put safety technology into operation WASHINGTON — An emotional Amtrak CEO pledged to lawmakers Tuesday that safety technology that could have prevented a deadly derailment last month in Philadelphia will be put into operation, while Democrats and Republicans exchanged barbs over whether Congress or the… By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
May 26 Amtrak to install long-sought cameras inside all locomotives By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Amtrak said Tuesday it will install video cameras inside locomotive cabs to record the actions of train engineers, following a deadly derailment earlier this month in which investigators are searching for clues to the engineer's actions just before the crash. Continue reading
May 21 Senate Democrats want $21 billion for Amtrak’s maintenance backlog By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Senate Democrats are demanding more money for Amtrak so the railroad can tackle a $21 billion backlog in repair and replacement projects. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 3:35 Philadelphia residents pitch in to help train crash victims By PBS News Hour While investigators pore over the evidence of the Amtrak train that crashed Tuesday, regional Red Cross officials and Philadelphia residents have turned out to help victims and their families by donating their time, effort and even technological know-how to the… Continue watching