When he stopped for lunch at Penn Station today, Bill Kristol thought he was merely getting a slice of pizza. Instead, he received a directive to spare America from the horrors of a Donald Trump presidency.
An Amtrak train veered off the rails on Sunday morning, causing a crash that killed two people and injured others.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is having a bad morning.
According to reports at least four people were injured Monday morning when an Amtrak train derailed in Vermont—the second major derailment for the rail company this year.
The FBI says there’s no evidence anyone shot at the Amtrak train that derailed last week, pointing out that it’s still unclear if the train’s fractured windshield even contributed to the crash.
The FBI will investigate the possibility that the windshield of the Amtrak train that derailed this week was struck by some kind of projectile before it crashed, the Associated Press reports.
If you’re looking for a professional challenge, Amtrak just posted a job opening for a “communications lead” in Washington, DC. Don’t live in DC? Like the listing says, “Your success is a train ride away.”
Authorities reportedly discovered another body in the rubble of the Amtrak crash site in Philadelphia this morning, bringing the death toll from the accident to eight. Eleven passengers reportedly remain missing (UPDATE: Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter says that all 243 passengers on board have been accounted for).
In the National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigation into Tuesday night’s deadly Amtrak derailment, investigators have found that a technology designed to prevent trains from traveling at dangerous speeds had not been installed on the stretch of track where Amtrak 188 derailed.
According to ABC News, Brandon Bostian—the engineer driving the Amtrak train that derailed Tuesday night, killing at least seven people—says he has “no explanation” for the crash because he can’t remember it.
Less than 24 hours after an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven and injuring 50 more, House Republicans voted to approve a funding cut to Amtrak’s budget by about a fifth.
Have you ridden the Amtrak lately? Perhaps you were asked to participate in a survey regarding your experience. If so, please disregard. Following Tuesday night’s accident, Amtrak sent out emails to various customers asking them to please keep all extremely rude comments to themselves.
According to sources who spoke with NBC News, the Amtrak train that derailed last night in Philadelphia was traveling more than 100 mph when it crashed at a curve where the speed limit is just 50 mph.
Workers discovered another body this afternoon in the wreckage from last night’s Amtrak derailment, bringing the death toll from the crash to seven. Among the victims are a Navy Academy midshipman and an Associated Press video software architect.
According to WCAU, at around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, an Amtrak train derailed eight to 10 of its cars in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood. Officials say at least five were killed and around 50 more were injured when the train carrying approximately 243 people crashed.
According to the Associated Press, the DEA spent nearly 20 years buying confidential passenger information from an Amtrak employee in an effort to screw over the railroad behemoth.
Writers are toddlers. We're pampered, we cry about everything and we like choo-choos. When some of us cried that we should get to ride and write on Amtrak for free, Amtrak said "Okay!" So, fine: Here are more corporations whose largesse could give writers time and space to practice the craft:
Friday morning, a 22-year-old Indiana man survived being struck by an Amtrak train reportedly traveling 110 mph. The man suffered only a few broken bones, despite being thrown more than 20 feet from the track.
I'm sure that railroads are a tough business. Probably takes a lot of skill and savvy to turn a profit. I'll give you that. But you know what is not a tough business in which to profit? Selling food and drinks at a virtually unlimited markup to a captive audience with no other options. Amtrak cannot even make a dollar…
If you die in a horrific train accident, be sure to aim your severed body away from any bystanders. That's the lesson from the sad, bizarre case of Hiroyuki Joho, whom a court has ruled can be sued for injuries caused by his own body parts when he was killed by a train.
