A spate of fatal Amtrak accidents in recent months is focusing renewed attention on the passenger railroad and its safety record. The latest deadly incident occurred Sunday in South Carolina.

“We have to continue to improve and evolve the safety culture at Amtrak.” Even without accidents, Amtrak's reputation suffered routine complaints about unreliable trains or late servic ...

There were 1,880 incidents at rail crossings in the ... it is a reflection of a lax safety culture at Amtrak, they said. Railroad repairs were ongoing in the days leading up to the fatal accident.

The latest Amtrak crash near Mendon ... Despite the frequency of fatal grade-crossing incidents, the major rail safety push over the past decade has been to prevent train-on-train collisions ...

(WHTM) — The Amtrak Police Department and Operation ... we can collectively work to reduce tragic accidents and ensure the safety of our families and communities.” Operation Clear Track ...

These recent accidents have left Amtrak passengers and workers alike concerned about their safety. On Wednesday, a passenger allegedly put a crew member in a choke hold after the worker refused to ...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators are trying ... Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana Other recent Amtrak accidents: Dec. 18, 2017: Three people were killed ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating three of the collisions, including Sunday’s. Here is what we know about the fatal incidents: Two Amtrak employees were killed when the ...

“These are critical jobs that ensure the safety and security of Amtrak ... properly placed to keep the number of incidents down,” Stadtler said. Amtrak did not provide comparative data about ...

A major construction project on the Mass Pike near Boston could have drivers sitting in traffic for hours this weekend.

Amtrak pays for accidents it didn’t cause because of ... don’t have an iron in the fire when it comes to making the safety improvements necessary to protect members of the public,” said ...