Physical, emotional pain torments Amtrak 188 survivor one year after derailment
Today marks one year since a speeding Amtrak train derailed in Port Richmond, killing eight people and injuring more than 200
8 years ago
Amtrak ordered to retrain workers following deadly crash outside Philly
The mandate from the Federal Railroad Administration suggests the veteran Amtrak workers may not have known the track was being reopened to train traffic.
9 years ago
After train derailment, nearby restaurant Pete’s Clown House gets its 15 minutes
If you were paying attention to photos of the Amtrak derailment — or watching live media briefings — you might have noticed a certain, oddly-named storefront showing up.
9 years ago
ListenExplainer: Positive Train Control and the Amtrak 188 derailment
Positive Train Control (PTC) would have prevented Amtrak 188 from derailing Tuesday, National Transportation Safety Board lead investigator Robert Sumwalt said this week.
9 years ago
Amtrak 188: the emergency response, safety technology and transportation funding
Air Date: May 15, 2015
Listen 48:42"It felt like being inside of a dryer. If you were like a load of laundry. Like it was rolling over. And when it stopped I was looking up at chairs."
9 years ago
Amtrak 188 derailment isn’t Philadelphia’s first passenger train disaster
As investigators try to make sense of the Amtrak 188 derailment, longtime residents may be reminded of a passenger railroad accident that took place a mere mile away in 1943.
9 years ago
Listen 1:17School becomes safe harbor after Philly train derailment
Webster Elementary school in Kensington is used to serving those with profound needs.
9 years ago
Listen 1:58At least 7 are confirmed dead as investigation into Amtrak train derailment continues
A seventh person has been found dead in the aftermath of the Amtrak train derailment on Tuesday night.
9 years ago
Navy midshipman, AP staffer among confirmed dead in aftermath of Amtrak train derailment
Details are starting to emerge about those who died in Tuesday night's Amtrak derailment in Port Richmond.
9 years ago
Amtrak 188 should have slowed from about 65 mph to 50 mph before entering the curve where it derailed. Federal investigators are exploring whether that happened.
9 years ago