The Latest Breaking News from Amtrak

Amtrak train hits truck, derails in Missouri, injuries reported

Several cars on an Amtrak train derailed in northern Missouri on Monday after hitting a dump truck at a crossing, with reports of injuries among its approximately 243 passengers, the U.S. national passenger railroad service said in a statement.

Reuters · Jun 27, 2022

Amtrak derailment – live: At least three dead and 50 hurt after train derails in Missouri with 275 on board

The train was on its way to Chicago from Los Angeles when the accident occurred

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

Three dead as US train carrying 243 passengers derails in Mendon, Missouri

243 passengers were on board and some have been posting videos and pictures from the scene as emergency services respond.

Irish Mirror · Jun 27, 2022

3 dead, 4 injured after Amtrak train hits car in Bay Area

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three people died and at least four others were injured when an Amtrak train slammed into a car Sunday afternoon near Brentwood, sending it careening off a long dirt driveway and into another vehicle, a California Highway Patrol officer on scene said.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022

'Rail workers represent us all in their struggle'

What our readers said in this week's Western Mail letters pages about the rail strike

Wales Online · Jun 24, 2022

Judge denies Ald. Edward Burke’s motions to suppress evidence, dismiss charges in racketeering case

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Monday ruled against Ald. Edward Burke and his co-defendants in a slew of pretrial motions seeking to suppress evidence and toss certain charges in his racketeering indictment, putting the case on track for a trial next year.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 6, 2022

Train to nowhere: can California’s high-speed rail project ever get back on track?

Despite 14 years of work and about $5bn spent, the 2008 promise of quick transport between Los Angeles and San Francisco has not materialized

The Guardian - US · May 29, 2022

The romance of train travel is still alive – but exorbitantly expensive

A 19-hour journey from New York to Chicago filled me with wonder. Partly, as in the UK, at the price

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022

High school student fatally struck by Amtrak train on NW Side

Amtrak Hiawatha line train 332 struck the person Thursday just south of the Healy stop near Fullerton Avenue and Pulaski Road.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 28, 2022

From planes to Ubers: Where you do and don’t have to wear masks on US public transport

Planes, trains, cabs, and buses across the US are dropping their mask requirements – even at Disney World

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022