The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak, is a large company that manages railways all across the country. In 1970, President Nixon signed the Rail Passenger Service Act created by Congress, which started Amtrak. Since the beginning of operations in 1971, Amtrak has been delivering thousands to their destinations every single day, with 15 main national network routes and many other routes that reach over 500 communities nationwide. Amtrak, like other transportation corporations, has had its share of accidents and mishaps, but within the past few months there have been multiple deadly accidents in rapid succession that has the corporation under the national spotlight.
December 18, 2017: In Dupont, Washington, an Amtrak train was derailed, with multiple cars spilling onto a freeway and some train cars even dangling from a bridge. The train was traveling from Seattle to Portland on a route that was new for one of the first times. Three people were killed in the incident, and almost 100 people were injured and sent to hospitals. Soon after the incident, it was revealed that the train was traveling around 80 m.p.h., almost 50 m.p.h over the limit of 30 m.p.h. …show more content…
On the way to a legislative retreat, a large group of Republican Congress members, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, were aboard an Amtrak train when the train collided with a truck. Luckily, all the GOP Congressmen evaded serious injury. On the flip side, one of the passengers in the truck was killed and the driver was in critical condition. Although the incident did not involve an error on Amtrak’s part, it certainly brought attention onto the corporation that may not have been
December 18, 2017: In Dupont, Washington, an Amtrak train was derailed, with multiple cars spilling onto a freeway and some train cars even dangling from a bridge. The train was traveling from Seattle to Portland on a route that was new for one of the first times. Three people were killed in the incident, and almost 100 people were injured and sent to hospitals. Soon after the incident, it was revealed that the train was traveling around 80 m.p.h., almost 50 m.p.h over the limit of 30 m.p.h. …show more content…
On the way to a legislative retreat, a large group of Republican Congress members, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, were aboard an Amtrak train when the train collided with a truck. Luckily, all the GOP Congressmen evaded serious injury. On the flip side, one of the passengers in the truck was killed and the driver was in critical condition. Although the incident did not involve an error on Amtrak’s part, it certainly brought attention onto the corporation that may not have been