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March 2, 2022 | 3:44 PM

Prosecution rests in trial of Amtrak engineer charged over deadly 2015 derailment

The prosecution rests in the trail of the Amtrak engineer charged in the fatal train crash on May 12, 2015.

By Laura Benshoff/WHYY
May 27, 2021 | 10:28 AM

Explore North America’s scenery by rail

By Fred Vigeant
April 7, 2021 | 5:21 AM

As President Joe Biden pushes major rail investments, Amtrak’s 2035 map has people talking

The proposed transformation would mean some 30 new routes, and more trips on 20 existing ones. It projects 20 million more people served than the 32 million that rode Amtrak in the 2019 fiscal year.

By Laura Wamsley/NPR

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March 14, 2019 | 5:39 AM

‘Hyperloop’ cargo from Philly to Pittsburgh? It may not be that far-fetched

"It’s good for any organization to do a little ‘blue sky’ thinking."
By Bobby Allyn/WHYY