LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (February 23, 2017) –Two people were injured when an Amtrak train collided with a vehicle Friday evening in North Hills. (map) At 8:59 p.m., the driver and passenger of the vehicle were driving westbound towards the train tracks in the 16500 block of Roscoe Boulevard, near Hayvenhurst Avenue. According to a news…
CAYCE, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 4, 2017) – An Amtrak train crashed into a CSX freight train in South Carolina on Sunday morning, claiming the lives of two Amtrak employees, according to a local news source. (map) Amtrak train 91, en route from NY to Miami with over 150 people on board, crashed into a CSX…
CAYCE, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 4, 2017) – Two people were killed and 116 were injured when an Amtrak train collided with a stopped freight train in South Carolina early Sunday morning, according to a local news source. (map) The accident happened around 2:35 am on Sunday, February 4th. Amtrak train 91 heading through Cayce, South…
CAYCE, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 4, 2017) – An Amtrak conductor that was killed in a terrible accident on Sunday was identified as 36 year old Michael Cella, according to a local news source. (map) The accident happened early Sunday morning as Amtrak train 91 was en route from New York to Miami. As the train…
DUPONT, WASHINGTON (December 27, 2017) – New information has been released about a tragic derailment in Washington State that killed three people and injured dozens more, according to a local news source. (map) The accident happened early in the morning on December 18th. Amtrak train 501 had just left DuPont, Washington as part of the…
DUPONT, WASHINGTON (December 21, 2017) – Benjamin Gran was identified as the third person killed in a train derailment in Washington State on December 18th, according to an article by NBC. (map) Amtrak 501 left the station on Monday morning, going on its inaugural ride as part of a faster service between Seattle and Portland….
TACOMA, WASHINGTON (December 19, 2017) – One of the three confirmed victims of Monday morning’s terrible Amtrak derailment has been identified as Zack Willhoite, a longtime employee of Pierce Transit, according to a local news source. (map) Zack Willhoite was riding the train along with his long time friend, Jim Hamre. Both were rail aficionados…
DUPONT, WASHINGTON (December 19 , 2017) – The NTSB has released a preliminary statement on Monday’s derailment of an Amtrak passenger train that was responsible for at least 3 deaths and over 70 injuries, according to an article by NPR. (map) The crash happened around 7:40 am on Monday. The inaugural voyage of a brand…
TACOMA, WASHINGTON (December 19, 2017) – Jim Hamre was identified as one of those killed in the terrible Amtrak derailment on the morning of December 18th in Washington State, according to a local news source. (map) Around 7:30 am, Amtrak train 501 had just left DuPont, Washington as part of a brand new rail service…
DUPONT, WASHINGTON (December 18, 2017) – An Amtrak train derailed on Monday morning, leaving a train car dangling over Interstate 5, according to an article by CBSNews. (map) Amtrak train 501 left Tacoma just before 8:00 am, carrying many commuters to work on a brand new schedule that included round trips to Seattle and Portland….
