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As rail companies see record profits and Biden’s recommendations fall flat, unions call for improved rules – or else

Amtrak suspended routes from Chicago to Los Angeles, Chicago to Seattle, Chicago to San Francisco. It also suspended routes running from Los Angeles to San Antonio.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A deadly derailment involving an Amtrak train and a dump truck last month in rural Missouri caused an estimated $4 million in damages, according to a preliminary report by the investigating agencies.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Passenger rail provider Amtrak and BNSF Railway Company have filed a federal lawsuit blaming the contracting company that owns the dump truck the train collided with on Monday of causing the crash that killed four people, including the truck driver, near Mendon, Missouri.

MENDON, Mo. — In March 2021, a small group of men met at a rural railroad crossing in northern Missouri that locals had long been complaining about because of its steep grade and lack of visibility.

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.

Railroad contract talks remain deadlocked after more than two years of negotiations, so President Joe Biden will likely soon have to appoint a board to help settle the dispute

Delays were being reported on the line Thursday morning and Metra urged passengers to check its website and listen to platform announcements.

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Inbound train no. 1214 struck the person around 6 a.m. in the western suburb, authorities said.

Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away