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.

While Amtrak's safety record has been improving, there have been a number of deadly accidents over the years. From sabotage to railroad crossing collisions to engineer errors, many have had deadly ...

“Amtrak’s safety culture is failing and is primed ... In 2015, the NTSB calculated PTC would have prevented 145 train accidents, saved 300 lives and avoided 6,700 injuries had it been in ...

“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 ...

Metra trains were halted Sunday afternoon in the west suburbs after a pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak train, officials said. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch "Inbound and ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) - There's serious concern over the safety of Amtrak trains, after six people were killed, with five accidents within the past month. Leaders at the National Transportation Safety ...

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 ...

“Michael had about four or five accidents over the six or eight ... would say “the same went on” at Amtrak in terms of alleged lax safety. “He even spoke with a psychiatrist about it ...

Amtrak pays for accidents it didn’t cause because of secretive agreements negotiated between the passenger rail company, which receives more than $1 billion annually in federal subsidies, and ...

Amtrak customer satisfaction. Click to enlarge. WASHINGTON — Recent Amtrak crashes and a push to operate more like a business demonstrate some key challenges for the rail service’s growth in ...

Metra BNSF inbound and outbound train movement may be operating with delays near Berwyn after a pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak train, Metra said. Trains were halted Sunday afternoon when the ...