Mar 13 Snow forces Amtrak to suspend service between Boston, NYC By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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 News Hour 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 News Hour 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
Dec 18 Watch 7:45 News Wrap: Washington state train derailment causes multiple deaths, injuries By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 8:43 Is crumbling infrastructure inhibiting American productivity? By PBS NewsHour, Sarah Clune Hartman 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… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: Siege near Damascus to end after 4 years; suicide bomb kills 11 in Turkey By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Apr 04 WATCH: Press conference regarding Amtrak crash By News Desk 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. Continue reading