September 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Television station KFOR, September 28, 2021) TULSA, Okla. — A father and son are recovering from sore muscles after being passengers on the westbound Amtrak train, Empire Builder, which derailed in north-central Montana, killing three people and sending seven...
September 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, September 28, 2021) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Don Varnadoe spent months watching videos about train trips on his office computer in preparation for a special cross-country vacation to celebrate his and Margie Varnadoe’s 50th wedding anniversary....
September 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, P.C. press release, September 28, 2021) CHICAGO — The first lawsuit following the fatal derailment in Montana of Amtrak’s Seattle-bound Empire Builder Train #7/27 was filed today by attorneys from Saltz Mongeluzzi &...
September 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, September 28, 2021) NEW YORK — Virginia has expanded daily Amtrak service from Richmond to the Northeast Corridor as part of its $3.7 billion initiative to improve passenger and freight rail capacity and relieve automotive traffic congestion in...
September 29, 2021 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, September 28, 2021) CHICAGO — The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has named Arturo Cardenas as the agency’s Director of Programs. In that position, Mr. Cardenas will oversee all operations to process and pay...
