MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said on Sept. 14 that his cellphone was seized by the FBI after agents questioned him at a fast-food restaurant in Minnesota. Amtrak is canceling all of its long-distance trains on Thursday because of a potential freight railway strike that could start the following day. * Click the “Save” button below…
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Expert Warns Railroad Strike Would Cause ‘Real Damage in the US Economy’
A Harvard professor warned that a looming railroad strike could cause significant disruption to U.S. supply chains that most Americans would notice. “I cannot imagine a larger and more rapid hit to supply chains than a rail strike,” said Jason Furman, a Harvard economics professor and a top adviser who served in former President Barack…
Amtrak to Cancel All Long-Distance Trains Starting Thursday
DETROIT—Passenger railroad Amtrak said it will temporarily cancel all of its long-distance trains starting on Thursday because of a potential freight rail work stoppage that could start the following day. Amtrak workers are not involved in the labor dispute, but the railroad operates almost all of its 21,000 route miles outside the U.S. Northeast Corridor…
Amtrak to Cancel All Long-Distance Trains for Now
DETROIT—Passenger railroad Amtrak said it will temporarily cancel all of its long-distance trains starting on Thursday because of a potential freight rail work stoppage that could start the following day. Amtrak workers are not involved in the labor dispute, but the railroad operates almost all of its 21,000 route miles outside the U.S. Northeast Corridor…
Amtrak Cancels Some Long-Distance Trains Ahead of Potential Strike
DETROIT—Passenger railroad Amtrak has canceled four long-distance routes starting Tuesday and will cancel trips on another seven long-distance routes Wednesday because of a potential freight rail strike as soon as Friday. Amtrak workers are not involved in the labor dispute but Amtrak operates almost all of its 21,000 route miles outside the Northeast Corridor (NEC)…
Chicago-Bound Amtrak Train Crashes Into Tractor-Trailer in Maryland
An Amtrak train from Washington crashed into a tractor-trailer in Maryland on Wednesday evening after a traffic jam left no room for the truck’s driver to leave the tracks. There were no deaths, but the driver of a passenger pick-up truck who was caught in the collision was taken to the hospital for injuries considered…
Officials Identify 4 People Who Died in Amtrak Derailment
MENDON, Mo.—Authorities on Wednesday identified the four people killed when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a dump truck earlier this week in rural Missouri, saying two were from Kansas and two were from Missouri. The truck driver, 54-year-old Billy Barton II, of Brookfield, Missouri, died in Monday’s collision, the Chariton County coroner said. Two…
Amtrak Train Derails in Missouri After Hitting a Truck, Injuries Reported
Several people were injured as an Amtrak train derailed in Missouri, the company said in a statement on Monday. The train was heading from Los Angeles to Chicago when it collided with a truck in Mendon, Missouri, the rail company said. It noted that there are “early reports of injuries.” “There are approximately 243 passengers onboard with…
‘Mass Casualty Incident’: Multiple Deaths, Dozens of Injuries Reported After Amtrak Train Derails
Dozens people were injured and several died when an Amtrak train derailed in Missouri, according to local officials on Monday. Cpl. Justin Dunn, a spokesperson for Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B, told CNN authorities are trying to determine the number of people who died. Eric McKenzie, the superintendent of Chariton County Ambulance Service, said that…
Amtrak Engineer Acquitted in 2015 Derailment That Killed 8
PHILADELPHIA—A jury cleared an Amtrak engineer Friday of all charges stemming from a derailment that left eight people dead and hundreds injured in Philadelphia in 2015, concluding that his operation of the train at more than twice the speed limit on a curve didn’t constitute criminal negligence. The jury took just over an hour to…
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