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3 Jan 2018, 9:48 am
” Since Congress already decided that passenger rail transportation is a vital interest, the chances of them saying no to Amtrak are essentially zero. [read post]
27 Dec 2017, 7:44 am
” Amtrak said there were seven crew members and 77 passengers on board at the time of the accident. [read post]
25 Jul 2017, 6:00 am
The national government has an interest in a national economy free of state-imposed barriers, particularly where the collective cost of those barriers exceed national benefits. [read post]
5 May 2017, 6:00 am
by Mark Kantor and Karl Bayer In National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. [read post]
23 Mar 2017, 10:08 am
A supervisory special agent working within the inspector general’s office of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, referred to colloquially as Amtrak, has been reinstated and awarded a hefty sum of over $892,000 by the railroad company after he was terminated for raising safety concerns about a contractor hired by Amtrak. [read post]
5 May 2016, 6:00 am
Amtrak, a large private train company, has recorded six fatalities in Amtrak incidents so far in 2016. [read post]
29 Apr 2016, 12:00 pm
Circuit, in 2013, ruled that Amtrak was a private entity and, as such, could not be given a role in setting standards for the use of railroad tracks, which are owned by the freight companies but which have been designated by Congress for priority use by passenger trains run by Amtrak. [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 8:09 pm
However, even with this new extension, some of the largest train companies, including Canadian National Railway, CSX Transportation, and Norfolk Southern will not have the technology installed on time. [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 6:55 am
The post Court Upholds Verdict Against Trucking Company in Fatal Amtrak Accident appeared first on Maryland Trucking Accident Lawyer Blog. [read post]
16 Oct 2015, 8:00 am
On October 5, an Amtrak passenger train, traveling through Vermont, derailed injuring six people, and, thankfully, killing none. [read post]
16 Oct 2015, 8:00 am
It is critical that, where appropriate, we hold transit companies and others responsible for these incidents. [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 1:34 pm
The firms successfully prosecuted fraudulent transfer claims against ASARCO’s parent company, obtaining a judgment worth several billion dollars. [read post]
12 Jun 2015, 9:17 am
The FRA’s recommendations highlight the importance of passenger safety on our nation’s railways. [read post]
19 May 2015, 8:00 am
Like a careless driver, rail companies that fail to take reasonable measures to keep their travelers safe must be held accountable. [read post]
13 May 2015, 12:10 pm
It’s too early to know exactly what happened to Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188, and it would be inappropriate to speculate about that incident until the fate of every passenger is known, and the National Transportation Safety Board finishes its investigation. [read post]
13 May 2015, 6:40 am
Amtrak, known more formally as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, is a railroad service, which is publicly funded but is operated and managed as a for-profit corporation; in other words, its structure is complex, but it is essentially a blend of government and private industry. [read post]
8 Dec 2014, 12:52 pm
Puzzled about just what kind of entity Congress created when it set up Amtrak to run the nation’s passenger trains, the Supreme Court spent an hour Monday trying to decide the future of that system and, indeed, whether even to decide or hand this dispute back to a lower court. [read post]
5 Dec 2014, 9:07 pm
A federal appeals court last year invalidated a 2008 law giving the operator of the nation’s passenger railroad service — Amtrak — a significant role in writing standards for performance of passenger trains. [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 5:00 pm
” Congress created Amtrak – the National Railroad Passenger Corporation – in 1970, and service began in 1971. [read post]
27 Jun 2014, 8:36 am
Association of American Railroads, 13-1080, asks whether Section 207 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 is an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power to Amtrak. [read post]
