Rail Industry News

(Source: National Public Radio, May 14, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Back-to-back news conferences by Democratic and Republican House leaders, given from the same podium on Thursday, showed a contrast in how both parties are responding to the politics of a deadly train...

(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Joseph Boardman, chief executive of Amtrak, defended Amtrak's safety record Thursday, noting that Amtrak has been underfunded for decades and must have more money to rebuild the century-old underpinnings of...

(Source: Associated Press, May 14, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Eight people were killed in an Amtrak train derailment Tuesday night in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section. Full story: www.6abc.com

(Source: www.nj.com, May 14, 2015) NEWARK, N.J. — Regional transportation authorities and commercial bus lines are scrambling to pick up the slack following the devastating Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia Tuesday night, which has disrupted travel along the nation's...

(Source: National Public Radio, May 14, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia is raising a lot of questions about safety. Doug Riddell, a retired locomotive engineer, says, "The first responsibility of any railroader is safety." Full...

(Source: Salon.com column by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, May 13, 2015) NEW YORK — One catastrophe sums up the challenges for passenger rail and the significance of aging infrastructure for everyone. Full story: www.salon.com

(Source: Washington Post column by Tom Zoellner, May 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Born from an awkward political fix nearly five decades ago, Amtrak might be compared to a federalized version of the Chicago Cubs: It has its likable characteristics and impassioned...

(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak Train 188 was traveling at more than 100 m.p.h., more than double the speed limit, when it crashed Tuesday night at Frankford Junction, killing at least seven people and injuring about 200,...

(Source: New York Times editorial, May 13, 2015) NEW YORK — It may take a while to learn exactly why an Amtrak train speeding out of Philadelphia Tuesday night suddenly derailed on a sharp curve. Whether the train was going too fast or the equipment failed or it was...

(Source: Washington Post, May 13, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fatal train derailment Tuesday night on the line that is the crown jewel of the Amtrak system gave some lawmakers on Capitol Hill a fresh opportunity to attack what they see as dangerously insufficient...

(Source: ABC News, May 14, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Bostian, the engineer operating the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night, has no recollection of the crash itself and "no explanation" for what happened, his attorney told ABC News. Bostian...

(Source: Bloomington Pantagraph, May 13, 2015) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Bruce Rauner's attempt to cut funding for passenger rail service in Illinois has drawn the head of the nation's railroad to the Statehouse. Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman is scheduled to...

(Source: ABC News, May 13, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — The site of Tuesday’s Amtrak train derailment isn’t new to railway tragedy. On Sept. 6, 1943, a Pennsylvania Railroad train crashed at Frankford Junction in northeast Philadelphia, killing 79 people and injuring 117...