$200 Million Limit On Amtrak Lawsuits Faces Challenges
That cap for a single passenger rail incident was part of a late effort in 1997 to pass a law that would rescue Amtrak from financial ruin and help it one day become independent.
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That cap for a single passenger rail incident was part of a late effort in 1997 to pass a law that would rescue Amtrak from financial ruin and help it one day become independent.
National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday that he wanted to "downplay" the idea that damage to the windshield might have come from someone firing a shot at the train.
Amtrak said Saturday that it will cooperate, after the Federal Railroad Administration announced a crackdown following the fatal derailment in Philadelphia this week.
An assistant conductor said she thought she heard an Amtrak train engineer say his train had been hit by projectiles before the derailment this week, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.
An injured Amtrak employee filed a Thursday in connection with the derailment that left eight people dead in Philadelphia this week.
Friends say Brandon Bostian, the engineer at the center of the Amtrak train derailment investigation, has been a "train geek" most of his life.
A mother and daughter from Long Island survived Tuesday's deadly Amtrak derailment and described a terrifying chain of events to CBS2's Valerie Castro.
Five of the seven people killed in the Amtrak derailment in northeast Philadelphia have been identified, and their families have been left in shock and mourning.
The chairman of the New Jersey state Assembly Transportation Committee wants to know where the money will come from for a new rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York.
The state highway patrol, which had at least one trooper accompanying the oversized load, had said it spent about five minutes trying to negotiate the railroad crossing.
An Amtrak train headed for New York City slammed into a tractor-trailer that stalled on railroad tracks in North Carolina on Monday, toppling the engine onto its side and injuring dozens of people, officials said.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for New York City, Long Island and parts of New Jersey until 7 p.m. Thursday.
A case of the measles has been confirmed in in Dutchess County, and the sick person was on an Amtrak train, the New York State Department of Health announced Friday.
The Tri-State area is bracing for a "crippling and potentially historic'' storm that could bury communities in up to 2 or more feet of snow.
A church could be standing in the way of New Jersey commuters' hopes for a faster trip to the city.
The Federal Railroad Administration outlined four levels of proposals in a report last month at NECFuture.com.
The Tri-State area is facing a bitter cold day as a ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York.
Amtrak trains that run through upstate New York will be halted at Albany through Wednesday afternoon, after a snowstorm described as being among the worst in recent memory pounded the Buffalo area.
The two-acre platform located between 9th and 10th avenues between 31st and 33rd streets is bigger than Bryant Park and was built over active Amtrak, LIRR and NJ Transit tracks.
At its monthly board meeting Wednesday, the agency voted to approve up to $150,000 to pay for ongoing legal bills to continue the Carmine Franco case.
A fire in a freight elevator at Penn Station caused delays on both NJ TRANSIT and Long Island Rail Road trains during the Friday evening commute.
Plans for updating Amtrak, Metro North, New Jersey Transit, the Long Island Rail Road and other lines were on display in Newark Thursday.
NJ TRANSIT said one of its employees found white powder on board one of its trains and alerted authorities.
Commuting into New York from New Jersey could get more complicated as Amtrak says tunnels between the two states need repairs.
Amtrak said customers should allow extra time to buy a ticket from an agent at the station.
A fire broke out Wednesday morning at a six-story building in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
Dozens in Keyport, New Jersey, packed a meeting Tuesday as the state unveiled long-awaited test results from a former landfill.
Former movie executive Harvey Weinstein was convicted in 2025 of sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in his Manhattan apartment in 2006.
The Mets beat the AL West-leading Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night in their first game with Andy Green as their full-time manager.
A fire broke out Wednesday morning at a six-story building in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.
Former movie executive Harvey Weinstein was convicted in 2025 of sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in his Manhattan apartment in 2006.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
The Westchester County DA's office has released body camera footage showing what it says is the aftermath of a former Tuckahoe police chief's wife allegedly crashing into three cars.
New York City bodegas are now joining a push to change state law so that they can start selling wine and even hard liquor.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Dozens in Keyport, New Jersey, packed a meeting Tuesday as the state unveiled long-awaited test results from a former landfill.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
A robbery at the Riverside Square Mall Tuesday prompted a concern about possible gunshots there, Hackensack police said.
Flights at Newark Liberty International, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports were delayed due to an equipment outage, the FAA says.
Part of a Lavallette, New Jersey, liquor store was boarded up and a bouquet of flowers was left outside Sunday night, somber reminders of a horrific crash that killed a woman a day earlier.
The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
A 34-year-old man was conducting an experiment in his Mineola apartment when the mixture reacted violently, according to law enforcement officials.
CBS News New York's John Elliott reports from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation Long Island Run/Walk at Jones Beach State Park on Sept. 19, 2026.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
New York City bodegas are now joining a push to change state law so that they can start selling wine and even hard liquor.
The United Nations General Assembly continued Tuesday in Manhattan, with President Trump speaking to the assembled delegates. There were also protests in the area, as was expected.
The ongoing feud between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani erupted again Tuesday.
The settlement is to resolve an investigation alleging the company underpaid or delayed payment to its New York City workers.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The Mets beat the AL West-leading Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night in their first game with Andy Green as their full-time manager.
The Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title.
With their 2-0 win over the Rays on Tuesday afternoon, the Yankees (90-66) moved six games ahead of the Red Sox for the AL's top wild-card spot.
Amid speculation Jaxson Dart's knee injury is worse than first thought, Giants head coach John Harbaugh says "evaluations are ongoing."
As the Yankees get prepared for the playoffs, the news is not good on the Aaron Judge front.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The artist named Eujue is replacing letter tiles in the city's subway system with her own creations.
The interactive map features some of the best spots in the park to check out foliage during the season.
Police are looking for the gunman who opened fire at a park in Brooklyn and killed a 24-year-old.
Harvey Weinstein will be in a New York City courtroom Wednesday for sentencing on a criminal sexual assault conviction from 2025. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler reports.
Most of the new trees were planted in neighborhoods vulnerable to extreme heat, like Morrisania in the Bronx and Sunnyside in Queens.
