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Engineer Killed in S.C. Train Crash Rattled by Prior Wreck

The engineer killed in a train crash in South Carolina visited a counselor to help him cope after being rattled in a previous wreck less than a year before, his mother said. Michael Kempf’s train hit a vehicle at a …

Engineer in Deadly Washington Amtrak Crash Didn’t Know About Curve Ahead

The engineer controlling an Amtrak train that derailed in Washington state in December, killing three people, told investigators he didn’t realize he was coming up on a curve until it was too late. The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday …

Amtrak Didn’t Wait for Speed Control System That May Have Prevented Wreck

The rush to launch service on a new, faster Amtrak route near Seattle came at a deadly cost: none of the critical speed-control technology that could have prevented a derailment was active before the train set off on its maiden …

Rail Design Led to Deadliness of New York Train-SUV Crash

Federal investigators have concluded that a fiery crash between a commuter train and an SUV that killed six people in the suburbs in 2015 was extra deadly because of an unusual rail design, a U.S. official told The Associated Press …

10 Dead After Train Hits Minibus in Turkey

A passenger train crashed into a minibus that was carrying workers to a factory in Turkey, killing 10 people and injuring five others, officials said. Basri Guzeloglu, the local governor, said the train slammed into the vehicle on Thursday at …