In December, one of the Cascades trains derailed near Tacoma, Washington, when it went into a curve at close to 80 miles an hour … a curve with a speed...
Well, It was the second accident involving an Amtrak train in a matter of something like six weeks, both involving fatalities and a bunch of injuries. That was bad enough,...
Let’s start with the fact that railroad tracks are private property. That’s why people walking on the tracks—ordinary folks, not railroad employees—are invariably referred to as “trespassers” by railroad personnel....
The more time I spend traveling by train and being around railroad people, the more aware I am of how safety is on everyone’s mind. But the day-to-day procedures are...