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Amtrak Concedes Negligence In Deadly 2017 Derailment Over I-5 Near Tacoma

By Tom Banse September 3, 2019

Amtrak train derailment onto Interstate 5 - Picture 2

The crash on Dec. 18, 2017, killed three passengers and injured 65 others, including people on board the speeding train and motorists on adjacent Interstate 5. Amtrak asserted the only question the jury would need to wrestle with is "what is fair and reasonable compensation."Read More

Conductor And Passenger From Derailed I-5 Amtrak Train Allege Inadequate Training

By Tom Banse January 4, 2018

Amtrak Derailment - Austin Jenkins - Rear

A conductor who was at the front of the Amtrak train that derailed Dec. 18, 2017, is alleging in a lawsuit that the crew received inadequate training. An injured passenger made similar claims in a separate lawsuit filed hours later.Read More

UPDATES: I-5 Amtrak Train Derailment Brings Investigation, Lawsuits And Many Questions

By Scott Leadingham January 2, 2018

Amtrak train derails onto Interstate 5, December 18, 2017

An Amtrak train on its inaugural run from Seattle to Portland derailed Monday morning, Dec. 18, 2017, sending at least one train car off an overpass and onto a busy Interstate 5 below. The derailment happened in DuPont, about 40 miles south of Seattle near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, before 8 a.m. during morning rush hour.Read More