The National Transportation Safety Board found Tuesday that 20 lapses at Amtrak, including lack of a piece of equipment, caused a fatal crash.

The deadly derailment of an Amtrak train south of Seattle is likely to intensify scrutiny of the national passenger railroad company's safety record, which was already under the microscope ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) - There's serious concern over the safety of Amtrak trains, after six people were killed, with five accidents within the past month.Leaders at the National Transportation Safety ...

There have been a series of Amtrak incidents across the country this week, including four reported deaths.

Amtrak officials told federal ­investigators Wednesday that two recent fatal crashes had prompted an unprecedented focus on safety for the railroad. The company said it has long had programs that ...

(WHTM) — The Amtrak Police Department and Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) have mobilized Operation Clear Track to raise awareness and enforce railroad grade crossing and trespassing laws across ...

Sunday’s train collision in South Carolina was the fourth fatal incident involving an Amtrak train since the start of December.

These recent accidents have left Amtrak passengers and workers alike concerned about their safety. On Wednesday, a passenger allegedly put a crew member in a choke hold after the worker refused to ...

The National Transportation Safety Board continued with hearings into two Amtrak accidents, focusing Wednesday on on Amtrak's bigger safety problem.

PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak’s safety culture suffered major lapses, including more than two dozen unsafe conditions at a work zone where a train slammed into a maintenance backhoe last year, killin… ...

Amtrak trains struck people and occupied vehicles on the tracks about 800 times over a recent four-year period, causing 594 deaths and 279 injuries, a new audit by the national passenger railroad ...