Apr 03 Watch 24:54 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 3, Brussels re-opens its airport, 12 days after terrorists attacked it. Later, how migrants and refugees are helping to keep one small Italian town alive. And, a report on the passion of singer-songwriter Lucinda… Continue watching
Apr 03 Two killed after Amtrak train derails south of Philadelphia By Kamala Kelkar Two people were killed and dozens more were injured after an Amtrak train struck a piece of construction equipment and derailed south of Philadelphia early this morning. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Deadly car bomb in Ankara; Amtrak train derails in Kansas By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Turkey blamed Kurdish separatists for a car bombing in Ankara Sunday that killed at least 37; the Turkish military arrested 11 people and carried out airstrikes in retaliation. Also, an Amtrak train derailed early Monday… Continue watching
Feb 01 Amtrak engineer recalls opening throttle before fatal crash By Joan Lowy and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 24 Rail regulator says Dec. 31 deadline stands for safety technology installation By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The nation's top railroad regulator said Wednesday she will enforce a Dec. 31 deadline for commuter and freight railroads to install safety technology that experts say could have prevented a deadly Amtrak derailment last month. Continue reading
Jun 10 NTSB says Amtrak engineer didn’t use cellphone before crash By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The engineer driving an Amtrak train wasn't using his cellphone just before the train derailed in Philadelphia last month, safety investigators said Wednesday, deepening the mystery of what caused the accident that killed eight and injured about 200. Continue reading
Jun 09 House GOP measure could cut Amtrak budget by $242 million By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Legislation that would cut Amtrak's budget by $242 million was working its way through the House, though there's new funding for video cameras inside locomotive cabs to record train engineers to help investigators get to the bottom of… Continue reading
Jun 02 Amtrak CEO vows to put safety technology into operation By Joan Lowy, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
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