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UPDATE, 5/13/2015, 3 p.m.: At an afternoon press conference, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said that the SEPTA and Amtrak Acela trains that were struck within […]

[Update: 12:40 p.m.] A seventh victim of the Amtrak derailment has died. A seventh person is dead in an Amtrak train derailment Tuesday night that injured dozens […]

Tiffany O’Neill, 27, stands among journalists laden with cameras and tripods across from a large empty lot on Frankford Avenue. She’s watching, at quite a […]

Updated (7:30 p.m.): The family of Rachel Jacobs released the following statement: “This is an unthinkable tragedy. Rachel was a wonderful mother, daughter, sister, wife and […]

1. Amtrak Crash Sparks Debate Over Country’s Crumbling Infrastructure The gist: Last night, an Amtrak train en route to New York City derailed in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood. […]

[Update 7 a.m.] A press conference was held just now at Temple University Hospital; Dr. Herbert Cushing says a sixth person in the accident has […]

[UPDATE: 1:13 A.M.] Mayor Nutter has updated the injury toll: 65 people have been confirmed injured, 6 of whom are considered critical. The number of […]

We already know that our beloved 30th Street Station–yes, we’re still calling it that–is one of the busiest hubs in the nation. But what will […]

Next month, take a relaxing railroad journey through the Pennsylvania countryside and view the changing of the seasons. Amtrak Autumn Express returns Saturday, November 8th […]

[Update at 12:50 p.m.] Service is still suspended, and Amtrak says it can’t predict when trains will move again. From a press release: Amtrak Engineering […]

A New York-bound Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian on the tracks Monday afternoon in Bucks County’s Bristol Township, temporarily halting train service in […]

“Ladies and gentlemen, the next station stop for this train is City Hall station in Philadelphia. Please check your seat and make sure you have […]

It’s the easiest thing in the world to board an Amtrak train in Philly and be in New York barely an hour later. Would it […]

Congress cannot find a solution to the situation at the border, but it’s nice to know they can still agree on some things: On Monday, […]

Darn! I missed National Train Day on May 10th. But in reality I have a lot of train days. That’s because I’ve been using Amtrak […]