PHILADELPHIA, PA -- In the moment the Amtrak train that derailed at a curve this week was supposed to be slowing down, it was accelerating, investigators said Thursday. How that came to happen has ...

VERMONT (WABC) -- An Amtrak train headed from Vermont to Washington, D.C., derailed in central Vermont on Monday after apparently striking rocks that were on the tracks. Seven people were hurt, but ...

A fourth person has died after an Amtrak train collided with a dump truck and derailed in Missouri. “Three of the fatalities were passengers on the train,” including a victim who died at University ...

At least three people were killed and more injured Saturday when an Amtrak train derailed in an area of north-central Montana. The Empire Builder train derailed at around 4 p.m. near the town of ...

MOORPARK, Calif. -- An Amtrak train has partially derailed after it crashed into a water truck on the tracks in Moorpark, California. Officials say there were nine people injured: eight passengers and ...

MENDON, Mo. — Three people have died and at least 50 injured after an Amtrak Southwest Chief train hit a dump truck at a public crossing and derailed near Mendon, north of Marshall. The derailment ...

Amtrak train 188 was traveling more than 100 mph just before it derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing eight people and sending more than 200 to hospitals, the National Transportation ...

An attorney for a passenger on the Amtrak train that derailed last year near DuPont, Wash., filed a claim Thursday, saying there was a known electrical problem prior to the train's departure.

Mile for mile, rail travel is much safer than road travel, but it depends crucially on keeping the trains on the tracks — and on keeping those tracks clear and in good repair. Amtrak is not always ...

A passenger aboard an Amtrak train that derailed in southwest Kansas says he felt "shaking" and realized something was "definitely wrong" when it stopped. KWCH-TV reports that Daniel Szczerba said he ...

Radio traffic caught the moments right a high-speed Amtrak train derailed and crashed onto Interstate 5 in Pierce County Monday. "Amtrak 501! Emergency! Emergency! Emergency! We are on the ground!" ...

UPDATE: For the latest on the investigation into the deadly wreck, click here. NOTE: Those trying to contact passengers on the train should call the Amtrak Hotline at 1-800-523-9101. At least seven ...