September 22, 1993 — In the dead of night, Amtrak’s Sunset Limited crosses the Big Bayou Canot bridge in Alabama. But something’s wrong. In seconds, the train derails and plunges into darkness, ...

In the dark of night, three travelers advanced inexorably toward tragedy. Accompanied by her parents on her first train trip, 11-year-old Andrea Chancey couldn't sleep despite the steady rocking of ...

The train struck a cargo box truck at a crossing on a private road for a business just east of Lemont.

A pedestrian was killed in a crash with Amtrak on Feb. 7, according to authorities. The incident occurred near Sand Canyon Road and Los Angeles Avenue.

The engineer of an Amtrak train that derailed near DuPont, Washington had no experience operating the train's new charger locomotive, according to federal officials at a Tuesday investigative hearing ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The engineer of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, went “from distraction to disaster” in a matter of seconds because he was so focused on ...

The 32-year-old engineer says he doesn't remember the derailment. — -- The engineer driving the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia last month was not using his cellphone in the moments ...

CAYCE, S.C. -- - An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a parked freight train in the early-morning darkness Sunday after a thrown switch sent it hurtling down a side track, authorities said. Two ...

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 ...