Latest Amtrak News

Freight train carrying corn derails near Amtrak stop in northeast Nevada, no injuries reported

Feb. 28, 2024 17:08 PM EST

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Sixteen railroad freight cars carrying corn derailed early Wednesday under a key railroad overpass in the northeast Nevada city of Elko, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, authorities said. The Union Pacific train derailed just...

Norfolk Southern urges shareholders to reject activist investor's takeover plan at the railroad

Feb. 26, 2024 19:22 PM EST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern wants its shareholders to back its current management team and strategy and reject a bid from a group of investors seeking to take control of the railroad. The Atlanta-based railroad urged shareholders to reject Ancora Holdings' eight board...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

Feb. 26, 2024 07:28 AM EST

Lincoln Journal Star. February 24, 2024. Editorial: Big criminal justice issues will need big ideas Give Omaha Sen. Justin Wayne credit for finding innovative ways to force the Legislature to take a serious look at Nebraska’s criminal justice system and,...

Passenger train hits milk truck at Colorado railroad crossing, badly injuring Amtrak engineer

Jan. 30, 2024 17:36 PM EST

DENVER (AP) — An Amtrak train crashed into a truck carrying milk at a northeastern Colorado rail crossing, badly injuring the engineer and sending three passengers to a hospital for treatment, authorities said. The truck driver, a 31-year-old man from Fort Wainright, Alaska, drove...