Amtrak Crash in North Carolina Leaves at Least 55 Injured
An Amtrak train in North Carolina slammed into a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the tracks while trying to make a difficult left-hand turn Monday. One of the train’s cars toppled and the conductor...
View ArticleOfficials: Tractor-Trailer Hit by Train in North Carolina was Too Big for...
The 127-ton tractor-trailer that derailed an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing in North Carolina was about three times the size and weight of a standard 18-wheeler, so huge it required a Highway...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Men Indicted for Train Wreck Insurance Scheme
Two men face seven federal charges after authorities say they parked a car on train tracks in Allendale County, S.C., causing an Amtrak train to derail, then came back and claimed they were injured in...
View ArticleAmtrak, CSX File Suit Against Truck Company Over North Carolina Train Crash
A lawsuit filed Friday by Amtrak and CSX alleges that a trucking company caused a March train derailment that injured 55 people by failing to take safety precautions or warn that the track was blocked....
View ArticleFlorida to Put Fences Around Train Tracks After Fatal Crashes
The Florida Department of Transportation says it is planning to install fences around train tracks to avoid more fatal crashes. The Orlando Sentinel reports about $300,000 will go toward the fencing...
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