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Fifty-five of the 212 passengers aboard the Carolinian No. 80 suffered minor injuries in the accident, which occurred at the intersection of U.S. 301 and N.C. Highway 903, about 30 miles north of Rocky Mount. It was unclear whether any of the eight crew members were injured.
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The reorganization plan will be rolled out in phases over the next 16 months with full transition to the new structure in October 2013.
Read More →Contributing to the accident, was the relief engineer's failure to immediately communicate to the engineer that he had miscalled the signal at Englewood and to stop the train when the engineer did not respond to her expressed concern.
Read More →Amtrak has unveiled a dramatic new plan to expand its passenger service and increase its fledgling freight business.
Read More →After issuing a report in August, which included details of joint efforts and progress to date, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT released a new progress report today and discussed the recently-awarded grants for nearly $300 million in federal funding to modernize critical rail infrastructure in New Jersey.
Read More →The new agreement among USRC, Amtrak, and the Federal Railroad Administration will expedite restoration efforts, enhance security, and stimulate new economic development.
Read More →The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington threw out a law passed to enforce a requirement that freight trains give priority to passenger trains on tracks they share.
Read More →Amtrak officials said the derailment of the NJ Transit train damaged a switching machine, leaving just 13 out of 21 tracks in service. Service won't be fully restored until the repairs are completed.
Read More →Local authorities said they were checking whether a vehicle crash may have damaged the track before the accident.
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