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Amtrak train involved in accident in Lemont, Illinois
Metra service to Chicago's southwest suburbs was disrupted Thursday afternoon due to an accident involving an Amtrak train ...
No injuries after Amtrak train strikes trailer at railroad crossing in Lemont
LEMONT, Ill. ( WGN) — No significant injuries and minimal damage after an Amtrak train crashed into a commercial truck and ...
Looking back at the Amtrak crash that killed 8 people at Frankford Junction, 10 years later
Of the 253 people on board Amtrak Train 188, eight passengers were killed, and more than 150 others were injured after the ...
Amtrak expansion to Bangor and Orono discussed in report
Currently, the Downeaster stops in Brunswick, but supporters claim an expansion would lead to over 60 million dollars in ...
Report: The Boring Company in talks with officials on Amtrak project
Elon Musk's tunneling firm, the Boring Company, had recent talks to assess if it could help with an Amtrak project in the ...
Amtrak taken for a ride in wild $12M scam by 119 employees, crooked docs – but more than half kept their jobs: bombshell probe
The train company’s watchdog began investigating the jaw-dropping scheme after an agent noticed unusual billing patterns, ...
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Amtrak bilked out of $12M by at least 119 employees, doctors in fraud scheme; many still on the job: report
Amtrak paid more than $12 million in fraudulent medical claims for its employees as part of a scheme involving crooked ...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to see if it could help with a multibillion-dollar ...
Elon’s Boring Company Is ‘Helping’ the Government With an $8 Billion Amtrak Tunnel Project
The New York Times reports that Musk’s company is helping the government assess “the costs and progress” of the Frederick ...
MARC Penn Line on track, but some Amtrak trains canceled in wake of warehouse fire
Transportation delays and cancellations are carrying over into Wednesday for train commuters after a huge warehouse fire shut ...
Chicago arrest of Dilworth explosion suspect came at Amtrak station, records say
Michael E. Barnette was arrested at Union Station in Chicago on May 9 when police were alerted of a warrant for arson in ...