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The Federal Railroad Administration has reportedly ordered Amtrak to modify its signal system to protect against speeding around sharp curves long the Northeast Corridor, including the one where a ...
A “caution” signal would have kept Amtrak 188 from jumping the tracks on the curve at Frankford Junction. But Amtrak only gave that signal to southbound trains, not eastbound ones.
The Amtrak engineer at the controls during Tuesday’s deadly Philadelphia derailment — whose train inexplicably sped up to 106 ... “I am convinced that a late 1920s-era cab signal ...
The source reports that Bostian’s prior train—Acela express 2121—suffered what is known as a “cab signal failure” after it departed New York for Washington at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Under part 235 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the petition (download below), which FRA assigned as Docket Number FRA-2022-0096, states that Amtrak plans to ...
Amtrak went off track right from the start of one of the year’s busiest travel weeks. The trouble began with downed overhead wires, halting trains between Philadelphia and New York on Sunday.
BOSTON — Train service on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor has been fully restored after server and signal issues in the region caused lengthy delays and several cancellations Sunday morning.
An Amtrak spokesman said the issue was related to problems Sunday with damage to overhead power supply lines between New York and Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. The service announced signal ...
"We appreciate your patience as we work on these issues and attempt to resume regular service." The post All Amtrak trains ...