A Missouri Department of Transportation plan released this year cited a need to improve safety at the rail crossing where an Amtrak train and a dump truck collided, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and the truck driver.

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Federal investigators examined overturned rail cars and a stretch of tracks Monday as they worked to figure out why an Amtrak train derailed in rural Montana over the weekend, killing three people.

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Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the money must still be approved by Congress.

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A second Amtrak passenger train that will run between St. Paul and Chicago is expected to begin daily service in 2024, after Minnesota lawmakers set aside $10 million for the project.

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Proponents of expanding passenger rail service through Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas hope an anticipated influx of federal infrastructure funding will get the the long-discussed route off the ground.

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is soliciting public opinion on a proposed $53 million expansion of Amtrak's Empire Builder route, which now runs between Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities.

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Federal officials have awarded a $31.8 million federal grant to add a second daily round-trip on Amtrak's line connecting Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities.

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Amtrak has expressed interest in building an up to $600 million passenger rail line between Minneapolis and the twin port cities of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin.

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Federal officials confirmed an Amtrak train was hurtling 50 mph over the speed limit when it careened off an overpass south of Seattle, spilling cars onto the highway below and killing at least three people.

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An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass on Monday south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least six people, authorities said. The death toll was expected to rise.

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