Category: Train Accident
Amtrak’s “Failing” Safety Culture
In April 2016, Amtrak passenger train 89 collided with a backhoe (a type of excavation equipment) in Chester, Pennsylvania. Although the operator tried to stop after he observed the equipment and employees working on the track, he was unable to do so before the train made impact. In the months following the derailment, toxicology reports[…]
Update on Upper Darby SEPTA Crash
This past August, two SEPTA trains collided into one another at the 69th street station in Upper Darby, resulting in a massive train accident. At least 33 people were injured and required medical treatment. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the accident and has not made an official statement; according to managerial staff[…]
Preliminary Report on the Upper Darby SEPTA Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) just released its preliminary report on the Upper Darby SEPTA train crash that occurred in August. A total of 43 people were transported to nearby hospitals to treat non-life threatening injuries. Although the NTSB has not yet determined the probable cause of the accident, the report cites problematic weather[…]
NTSB Reviews SEPTA Train Crash in Upper Darby
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is reviewing the SEPTA train crash that occurred on Tuesday morning in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania involving the Norristown High Speed Line. Around 12:15 am, the train, carrying 41 passengers and the train operator, crashed into an unoccupied train car at the 69th Street Transportation Center. At least 32 individuals[…]
Philadelphia Train Accident Lawyers Report Delay in Improved Train Technology
Legislation to extend the deadline for the implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) technology was passed by Congress in October, 2015 and is expected to be signed into law soon by President Obama. The deadline for the installation and implementation of the PTC technology was December 2015, but with the new law, railroads have until[…]