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Amtrak, CSX File Suit Against Truck Company Over North Carolina Train Crash

A lawsuit filed Friday by Amtrak and CSX alleges that a trucking company caused a March train derailment that injured 55 people by failing to take safety precautions or warn that the track was blocked. The lawsuit in a Raleigh …

Amtrak Crash in North Carolina Leaves at Least 55 Injured

An Amtrak train in North Carolina slammed into a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the tracks while trying to make a difficult left-hand turn Monday. One of the train’s cars toppled and the conductor and at least 54 others were …

Kansas Failing to Reduce Train-Related Deaths

The number of people killed in train-related accidents in Kansas has remained steady in the past 20 years although there has been a dramatic decrease in such fatalities nationwide, according to federal statistics. About 16 people were killed by trains …