List of accidents on Amtrak

Salem, Illinois.

Chase, Maryland.

Port Richmond, Pennsylvania

Bourbonnais, Illinois.

Mobile, Alabama

Silver Spring, Maryland.

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving Amtrak, which has operated most intercity rail passenger service in the United States since 1971.

Collisions

On April 2, 1980, the Silver Star was involved in a head-on collision with a Seaboard Coast Line freight train in Lakeview, North Carolina. One hundred and twenty-three people were injured.^[1]
On January 4, 1987, the Colonial collided with three Conrail locomotives in Chase, Maryland due to the locomotives overruning signals. Sixteen people were killed, 164 were injured.
Main article: 1987 Maryland train collision
On September 22, 1993, a barge collided with the Big Bayout Canot swing bridge in Mobile, Alabama and pushed it out of alignment. Moments later, the Sunset Limited crossed the bridge at 70 miles per hour (110 km/h), causing the bridge to collapse. Fuel from the locomotives caught fire. Forty-seven people were killed and 103 were injured in Amtrak's deadliest accident.
Main article: 1993 Big Bayou Canot train wreck
On March 15, 1999, the City of New Orleans collided with a semi-truck on a grade crossing in Bourbonnais, Illinois due to a track circuit fault activating the barriers too late. Eleven people were killed, 122 were injured.
Main article: 1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash
On May 6, 2003, the Silver Star collided with a truck on a grade crossing near Hinesville, Georgia. The truck driver and train driver were killed.^[2]
On August 2, 2003, a train collided with a dump truck on a grade crossing in Raleigh, North Carolina. Two people in the truck were killed, fifteen passengers were injured.^[3]
On November 30, 2007, the Pere Marquette ran into the rear of a freight train in Chicago, Illinois. Three people were admitted to hospital.^[4]
On May 13,2010, the Piedmont collided with a truck on a grade crossing in Mebane, North Carolina. Twelve people were injured.^[5]
On June 3, 2011, an Amtrak train collided with a Burlington Northern passenger train at Union Station, Chicago, Illinois. One of the trains derailed, five people were injured.^[6]
On June 24, 2011, a truck collided with the California Zephyr on a grade crossing near Reno, Nevada. At least six people were killed.^[7]
On July 11, 2011, the Downeaster collided with a garbage truck on a grade crossing in North Berwick, Maine and caught fire. The truck driver was killed.^[8]
On October 12, 2011, the San Joaquin overran signals and collided with the Coast Starlight in Oakland, California. Seventeen people were injured.^[9]
On November 29, 2012, the Silver Star collided with a dump truck on a grade crossing in Orlando, Florida. The truck driver was killed, seven passengers were injured.^[10]
On October 28, 2014, an Amtrak train collided with a truck on a grade crossing north of Lafayette, Indiana. Twenty-four people were injured.^[11]

Derailments

On June 10, 1971, the City of New Orleans derailed in Salem, Illinois due to a seized axle. Eleven people were killed, 163 were injured.
Main article: 1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment
On March 18, 1973, the Broadway Limited derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. One person was killed, nineteen were injured.^[12]
On August 12, 1974, the Silver Star derailed in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Twenty-eight people were injured.^[13]^[14]
On March 5, 1984, the Silver Star derailed in Kittrell, North Carolina due to a broken axle on a locomotive. Fifty-two people were injured.^[15]
On May 29, 1984, the Capitol Limited derailed in Connellsville, Pennsylvania due to a collapsed culvert. Twenty-three people were injured.^[16]
On July 7, 1984, the Montrealer derailed at Williston, Vermont due to a trackbed washout. Five people were killed, nearly 140 were injured.^[17]
On April 16, 1985, the California Zephyr derailed in Granby, Colorado due to a landslide. Thirty-two people were injured.^[16]
On December 12, 1990, the Night Owl derailed on a curve due to excessive speed and collided with a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority passenger train in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts. Four hundred and fifty-three people were injured.
Main article: 1990 Back Bay, Massachusetts train collision
On July 31, 1991, the Silver Star derailed in Lugoff, South Carolina due to a set of points moving under the train. Eight people were killed, 76 were injured.^[18]
On April 29, 1992, the Colonial collided with a dump truck on a grade crossing in Newport News, Virginia and derailed. The truck driver was killed, 54 passengers were injured.^[19]
On August 12, 1992, the Colonial derailed near Newport News, Virginia due to sabotage of a set of points. Seventy-four people were injured.^[20]
On May 16, 1994, the Silver Meteor collided with an out of gauge freight train near Selma, North Carolina and derailed. One person was killed and 97 were injured.^[21]
On August 3, 1994, the Lake Shore Limited derailed in Batavia, New York. One hundred and eighteen people were injured.^[22]
On October 9, 1995, the Sunset Limited derailed in Palo Verde, Arizona due to sabotage. One person was killed, 78 were injured.
Main article: 1995 Palo Verde, Arizona derailment
On February 16, 1996, the Capitol Limited collided with a Maryland Area Regional Commuter passenger train in Silver Spring, Maryland after the latter had overrun signals. Eleven people were killed, 26 were injured due to the collision and subsequent fire.
Main article: 1996 Maryland train collision
On September 11, 2001, the Texas Eagle collided with a Union Pacific freight train near Marshall, Texas and derailed. Six people were injured.^[23]
On April 18, 2002, a train derailed near Crescent City, Florida due to a track defect. Four people were killed, 142 were injured.^[24]
On July 29, 2002, the Capitol Limited derailed near Kensington, Maryland due to a track defect. Ninety-five people were injured.^[25]
On February 1, 2012, the Wolverine collided with a truck on a grade crossing in Leoni Township, Michigan and was derailed. Ten people were injured.^[26]
On October 21, 2012, the Wolverine derailed in Niles, Michigan due to excessive speed on a curve. Eight people were injured.^[27]
On March 9, 2015, the Carolinian collided with a truck on a grade crossing in Halifax, North Carolina and derailed. Fifty-five people were injured.
Main article: 2015 Halifax train crash
On May 12, 2015, the Northeast Regional derailed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania due to excessive speed on a curve. Eight people were killed, more than 200 were injured.
Main article: 2015 Philadelphia train derailment
On October 5, 2015, the Vermonter struck a landslide and derailed in Northfield, Vermont. Seven people were injured.^[28]
On March 14, 2016, the Southwest Chief derailed in Cimarron, Kansas after the track had been damaged by an agricultural vehicle. Twenty-eight people were injured.
Main article: 2016 Cimarron train derailment
On April 3, 2016, the Palmetto struck a backhoe obstructing the line and derailed in Chester, Pennsylvania. Two track workers were killed, 41 people were injured.

On July 2, 2017, the Cascades derailed in Steilacoom, Washington. Several passengers suffered minor injuries.^[29]

References

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↑ "Engineer dies from injuries". Savannah, Georgia: The Savannah Morning News. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Two Dead After Amtrak Train Hits Dump Truck". WRAL. August 2, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Collision of Amtrak Passenger Train and Norfolk Southern Freight Train - November 30, 2007, Chicago, Illinois" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Amtrak Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Mebane, Several Injured". Digtriad.com. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
↑ Babwin, Don (June 3, 2011). "Train collision at Union Station causes injuries". Journal Star. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Federal officials investigate cause of deadly Amtrak crash". CNN. June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ Guilfoil, John M.; Powers, Martine (12 July 2011). "1 dead in crash of train, truck in Maine". boston.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
↑ Harris, Harry; Tyska, Jane. "Regular service resumes after Oakland train crash". Oakland, California: Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
↑ "Truck 'disintegrated' in fatal crash with Amtrak train in Orlando". WESH. November 29, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
↑ Wilkins, Ron (October 28, 2014). "24 hurt as Amtrak train, semi collide". Indystar. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Amtrak Special Derailed During Ohio Snowstorm". Playground Daily News. Fort Walton Beach, Florida. 19 March 1973. p. 2.
↑ "Wake Forest Fire Department, Our History". Wake Forest Fired Department. Retrieved July 3, 2017. .
↑ "Amtrak Train Derails In North Carolina". Independent-Journal. August 13, 1974. p. 28.
↑ "Railroad Accident Report RAR-85/03, Derailment of Amtrak Train No. 81 The Silver Star on the Seaboard System Railroad" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
1 2 "RAILROAD ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS Connellsville Pennsylvania – - May 29, 1984, Grandby[sic] Colorado – - April 16, 1985" (PDF). NTSB. March 31, 1986. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ Beitler, Stu. "Williston, VT Train Wreck, July 1984". Gendisasters. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ Fehr, Stephen C; Henderson, Neil (August 1, 1991). "8 Die in S. Carolina Amtrak Crash; Scores Hurt as Passenger Train Jumps Track, Sideswipes Freight Cars". The Washington Post. Washington.
↑ Ellerton, Delbert (March 31, 1995). "Amtrak, Family Settle Over Fatal Collision". Newport News: Daily Press. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ Smith, Bryan (December 21, 1993). "Man Gets 17 1/2-year Term In 1992 Amtrak Derailment". Newport News: Daily Press. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ Smothers, Ronald (May 17, 1994). "Derailment Injures 97 And Kills 1". New York: New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Derailment of Amtrak train on Conrail trackage near Batavia, New York on August 3, 1994" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Amtrak Texas Eagle Derails". Trainweb. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Railroad Accident Report RAR-03/02" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Railroad Accident Brief – Accident Number: DCA-02-MR-005" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. July 29, 2002. Retrieved July 3, 2017. .
↑ "Amtrak train derails in Michigan after hitting truck". Reuters. February 1, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
↑ "Railroad Accident Brief DCA-13-FR-001" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
↑ Shapiro, Emily (October 5, 2015). "Passenger Describes 'Heavy Thud' as Amtrak Train Derailed in Vermont". ABC News. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
↑ "Amtrak train derails in Washington; minor injuries reported, authorities say". CBS News. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

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