Railway safety

The scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017.

Amtrak safety record already under scrutiny before fatal derailment

December 19, 2017Technology

The deadly derailment of an Amtrak train south of Seattle is likely to intensify scrutiny of the national passenger railroad company's safety record, which was already under the microscope following a series of fatal incidents. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late on Monday the train was traveling at 80 miles per hour in […]