Posts Tagged ‘Amtrak’

A Computer Model Is Causing Years of Delays for Amtrak’s New High-Speed Trains, Scathing Audit Finds

A scathing new report paints a bleak picture of Amtrak’s highly profitable Acela route: trains are running out of spare parts, the new fleet is years delayed and not even close to entering service, and the current fleet is being maintained by harvesting the corpses of old trains and running unsupported software on old circuit […]

Three People Died in an Amtrak Derailment Caused by Faulty Freight Rail Tracks Overworked Track Inspector Missed, Report Finds

Three people died in an Amtrak derailment in September 2021 because the freight rail company that owns the tracks did not properly maintain them, partly as a result of cost-cutting measures that slashed the track inspection workforce, according to a two-year government investigation.  The crash occurred after a Motherboard investigation earlier in the year that […]

Amtrak Service Between NYC and Montreal to Resume in April

NEW YORK—Amtrak service connecting New York City and Montreal will resume next month, more than two years after the pandemic halted trains from crossing across the shared border between the United States and Canada. The reopening of Amtrak’s Adirondack line follows the resumption of trains last fall between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada, which was also […]

All aboard! Biden to help Amtrak mark 50 years on the rails

President Joe Biden once a regular Amtrak rider, is set on Friday to help the nation’s passenger rail system celebrate 50 years of service. As a U.S. senator, Biden was a fixture on Amtrak trains between his home in Wilmington Delaware and Washington, D.C., when the Senate was in session. He continued riding Amtrak as […]

AMTRAK Disaster as Anarchist Group Brags About Derailing Trains

Cartoon Credit  – Maria Grasmick Mass Casualty Drill Scheduled for Same Day as Deadly Train Derailment Did Anarchists sabotage of a commuter train on the day of a planned mass casualty drill.? [NY Post]  Monday’s deadly Amtrak train derailment may have been caused by the train striking something on the railway, according to an unconfirmed […]

Police: Antifa Terrorists Derailed Amtrak Train In Washington

Police have uncovered evidence that domestic terrorist organization Antifa were behind the derailing of the Amtrak train in Washington on Monday.  The deadly crash left three people dead and at least 100 others seriously injured after the derailed carriages fell down onto a busy highway. According to a preliminary investigation, it appears Antifa activists poured […]

Amtrak Train Derailment: Deaths Reported in Washington

An Amtrak train has derailed on an overpass in Washington state, with at least two train cars falling onto the highway below. Authorities say multiple fatalities and injuries have been reported. At this time, all southbound lanes of traffic remain blocked on Interstate 5. “Today’s tragic incident in Pierce County is a serious and ongoing […]

At least 6 people killed as Amtrak train derails onto highway outside Seattle, Washington (VIDEO)

     Six people have died after an Amtrak train with over 70 people on board and 5 crew derailed on a bridge in Washington state, according to authorities. The train was making its first-ever run along a faster new route. Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard the Cascade 501 train when it was […]

Left-wing terror group Antifa responsible for deadly Amtrak derailment? Alt-left terror group has disturbing history of railway sabotage

(Natural News) Antifa is a radical anti-Trump, left-wing terrorism group that has been praised by CNN and the left-wing media, and now it looks likely that Antifa was responsible for the Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle, Washington which has so far killed at least six people and injured nearly eighty. (See evidence, below.) (Follow […]

BEST OF THE WEB: Cultural insanity: Ponerized Western consumer culture is creating a demoralized man in psycho-spiritual crisis

     Western consumer culture is creating a psycho-spiritual crisis that leaves us disoriented and bereft of purpose. How can we treat our sick culture and make ourselves well? Our descent into the Age of Depression seems unstoppable. Three decades ago, the average age for the first onset of depression was 30. Today it is 14. […]

The "Land of the Strays": A paridise for 900 free-roaming adoptable doggies

     The “Land of the Strays,” or Territorio de Zaguates, is seriously heaven on Earth for dog-lovers, especially those looking to adopt a new family member. The privately-funded, volunteer-run organization is in Costa Rica, where they bathe, feed, and exercise the 900 dogs they house by guiding them on scenic walking tours that are free […]

A Discussion on Ecology Ethics with Joel Salatin and Mother Earth News

     Bryan Welch, Publisher of Mother Earth News, sat down with Farmer/Philosopher Joel Salatin at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Fair in Seven Springs, PA. Joel has written multiple books including Fields of Farmers, The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer and Everything I Want to do is Illegal. He lives and works on his […]

Latest Infrastructure Disaster, Amtrak Derailed

March Against Monsanto May 23, 2015 WORLDWIDE – On May 23, 2015, hundreds of thousands of concerned individuals… Source Article from https://www.popularresistance.org/latest-infrastructure-disaster-amtrak-derailed/

Amtrak seeks fast-track approval for speed-control system at site of May 12 crash

Emergency workers inspect the engine of a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 13, 2015. (Reuters / Lucas Jackson) Amtrak has asked for special authority to install an automated braking feature at the site of last week’s derailment in Philadelphia. The “positive train control” system has long been discussed, but implementation has stalled. According […]

The Shocking and Dark History of Amtrak

As you well know, Amtrak has been in the news recently after one of its trains derailed while its conductor was asleep at the wheel. As usual, the media is asking all the wrong questions. That’s because very few people know the history of Amtrak. If you don’t happen to be one of them, the […]

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