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Amtrak train derails: News and updates on the crash
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May 14, 2015
You're 17 times more likely to die traveling the same distance in a car than on a train
Reminder: 80 people die in car accidents every day.
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May 14, 2015
Why don't Amtrak trains have seat belts?
Lots of people are asking this question in the wake of the Amtrak crash. Some experts are skeptical they'd help.
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May 14, 2015
The House voted to slash Amtrak's funding the day after a deadly crash
The markup was already scheduled for the day after a fatal derailment.
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May 13, 2015
This is the technology that might have prevented Tuesday's Amtrak disaster
The benefits of Positive Train Control.
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May 13, 2015
Map: The Northeast accounts for most Amtrak rides
It's all about New York, Philadelphia, and DC — with a little Baltimore, Wilmington, and Newark in between.
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May 13, 2015
Track failure is the biggest cause of train accidents
Human error was responsible for nearly a third of US train accidents from 2000 until February 2015, but it's not the biggest cause of accidents.
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May 13, 2015
4 facts everyone should know about train accidents
Train travel is much, much safer than driving.
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May 13, 2015
Cars kill more people. But there's a good reason train crashes seem scarier.
It all comes down to feelings of control, psychologists say.
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May 12, 2015
Dozens injured and 8 dead after Amtrak train derails near Philadelphia
The Amtrak regional train 188 was traveling at about twice the appropriate speed limit at the time of its derailment.