SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Safety regulators have started warning motorists of faster trains along a high-speed rail corridor in Illinois months before Amtrak service at up to 110 mph is set to begin. The State Journal-Register (http://bit.ly/2amuOJR ) reports that new safety improvements include crossing gates, signals that communicate with train crews, vehicle sensors in…
CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) – Officials say two of the people injured when a passenger train derailed in western Kansas are in critical condition. Caytie Martin, a spokeswoman for the Northwest Texas Healthcare System, says the two were airlifted to the Amarillo, Texas, hospital after the early Monday derailment near Cimarron, a rural community about 160…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The cause of an accident involving an Amtrak train in south county is being investigated. Authorities say a train and a vehicle collided around 6 a.m. Monday, just south of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Two people were taken to the hospital. Their injuries aren’t said to be life threatening.
( KTRS ) Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation say they have reached an agreement to maintain existing service on state-supported routes while reducing costs. IDOT says the deal will maintain service through the end of the fiscal year on June 30, at a cost of $38.3 million to the state. The department paid…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation say they have reached an agreement to maintain existing service on state-supported routes while reducing costs. The deal announced Friday will maintain service through the end of the fiscal year on June 30 at a cost of $38.3 million to the state. The department…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Amtrak says that its passenger numbers in Illinois fell to about 1.3 million in the latest fiscal year, or a decline of about 4 percent. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports (http://bit.ly/1NXLsGO) that the passenger rail service attributes the drop to low gasoline prices and high-speed rail construction between Chicago and St.…
For the first time, Amtrak could face a $200 million payout to crash victims.