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3 dead, multiple injured after an Amtrak train hits a truck and derails in Missouri

Two people from the Amtrak train were killed in addition to one person in the dump truck, Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal Justin Dunn told reporters during a news conference Monday afternoon.

WEKU

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

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

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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

Three people killed after Amtrak train derails in Missouri with 287 onboard

Chicago-bound train collides with truck at public crossing, killing two passengers and truck driver

The Independent UK

A fourth person has died after Monday's Amtrak derailment in Missouri

Roughly 243 passengers and 12 crew members were aboard the train when it derailed.

Axios

Three dead as train hits car at California crossing

Two others, including a child, were also injured in the incident

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California Amtrak crash: Three dead after train smashes into car on railway tracks

A four-door sedan was on the tracks near Brentwood, California on Sunday afternoon when it was hit by a coming Amtrak passenger train that was carrying 80 passengers at the time

Daily Mirror

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

'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

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

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

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

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.

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The Independent UK

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

Salon

Mask mandate tossed — labor responds

Airlines drop mandates, NYC transit doesn't — workers, passengers enter new era of "ongoing personal choice"

The Independent UK

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

Where you do and don’t have to wear masks on US public transportation

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

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AFP

Cheers and jeers in US as plane mask mandates are lifted

New York (AFP) - Airlines, subways and bus services across the United States moved quickly Tuesday to remove mask requirements following a federal court ruling that struck down face-covering mandates on public transportation, a hot-button issue throughout the pandemic.

The Street

Jimmy Buffett Bringing Margaritaville (And Possibly Amtrak) to Northeast

The massive $1.3 billion project is slated to open in 2024.

Irish Mirror

Good news for Irish holidaymakers travelling to the United States as major rule for flights lifted

Masks were set to be mandatory until May 3 on planes, trains, in taxis and in transport hubs following the extension of the regulation by health officials

Tribune News Service

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Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak

Tribune News Service

Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak

WASHINGTON — America’s long-beleaguered and only interstate passenger rail service appears to have the wind at its back.

Roll Call

Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak - Roll Call

Amtrak has the wind at its back with federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law, but turbulence may be around the bend.

The Independent UK

This gay couple’s son, 6, was accosted by a homophobic stranger. Why did no one help?

‘What we need is people to stand up for us when we’re not there’

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