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The Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 deadly crash in Philadelphia has turned himself in to police. Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green explain the charges he faces.
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The Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 deadly crash in Philadelphia has turned himself in to police. Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green explain the charges he faces.
President Biden visited Philadelphia on Friday to promote his massive infrastructure plan and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amtrak. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
President Biden traveled to Philadelphia to mark Amtrak's 50th anniversary while calling for billions in rail upgrades as part of his infrastructure plan.
The president's trip to Philadelphia is part of his tour to promote his infrastructure proposal to the American people.
President Biden stopped in Philadelphia Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amtrak. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the president's call to invest in the U.S. rail system as well as the White House's decision to restrict travel from India due to that country's deadly surge of COVID-19.
An engineer involved in a 2015 deadly train derailment will not face criminal charges. Prosecutors say they can't prove that the engineer, Brandon Bostian, acted with "conscious disregard" when he accelerated the train. Reena Ninan has more.
President Joe Biden is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Amtrak on Friday in Philadelphia as he hits the road to pitch his plans to boost jobs and help American families. Crooked Media's Shaniqua McClendon spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the way the president is pushing his message.
Amtrak is setting ridership records and planning to introduce new trains. It's also moving forward under new leadership and a president-elect promising investment in America's infrastructure. Amtrak CEO Charles "Wick" Moorman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the latest upgrades and safety efforts, including positive train control.
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National Transportation Safety Board investigators now believe a deadly 2015 Amtrak crash was caused by engineer Brandon Bostian's "loss of situational awareness." Eight people were killed, and more than 200 were injured. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Accident investigators are trying to figure out how an Amtrak passenger train and a backhoe wound up on the same track on Sunday. The collision caused the train's derailment and deaths of two construction workers. Kris Van Cleave has more.
Two workers were killed when an Amtrak train hit their construction equipment just outside of Philadelphia. With more on how this may have been prevented, former NTSB chairmen Mark Rosenker joins CBSN.
An Amtrak train derailed near Philadelphia on Sunday morning when it hit a backhoe next to the tracks. Two workers with the backhoe were killed, and trains from New York to Philadelphia were suspended. With more, CBS News' Kris Van Cleave and former NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker join CBSN.
Five cars from an Amtrak train derailed near Wichita, Kansas, overnight, injuring at least 27 people, two of them critically. There were more than 100 people on board the Amtrak Southwest Chief, which was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago. Don Dahler reports.
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Last May, an Amtrak train was hit by an unidentified object just before crashing in Philadelphia, killing 12 and injuring nearly 200. Investigators released some of the evidence Monday, including transcripts from interviews with the train's engineer. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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