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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed Tuesday that the railroad track was bent along a curve near the accident site, and the

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed Tuesday that the railroad track was bent along a curve near the accident site, and the problem got worse as freight trains traveled over the area before the crash.

Amtraks Empire Builder derailed Sept. 25, 2021, in north-central Montana, while en route from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, Oregon, with 154 people on board.

The suspect had threatened other passengers with a knife then barricaded himself in a train car bathroom.

From the food quality to the size of her room, nothing about the author's recent long-haul Amtrak train journey was what she expected — it was better.

Amtrak is planning to upgrade and modernize railcars of world-famous routes and already manufacturers are submitting their ideas.

NLX will be one of the most economical to build mass transit projects in the United States, giving taxpayers a great return on their investments. It is the only viable option for increasing affordable housing options, reducing road traffic, increasing economic growth while improving air quality in the I-35 corridor.

After years of discussion, a long-awaited passenger train route running from the Twin Cities to Duluth could finally get state funding from the Minnesota legislature.

Amtrak has announced that 10 manufacturers have submitted their ideas on replacement railcars for such overnight routes as Auto Train, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Crescent, Empire Builder and Southwest Chief, marking the “first formal step to completely reequip the Amtrak Long-Distance Network that provides vital service on 14 overnight routes from coast to coast,” the railroad reported Jan. 19.

At the same time, Congress has never properly funded Amtrak to allow it to grow and upgrade and to be able to reinvest profits in its product.