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Two Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Wednesday to end an arbitration clause that Amtrak implemented in January 2019 and give customers the right to sue the passenger rail service to resolve disputes.
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A preliminary report on an Amtrak train derailment in north-central Montana last month that killed three people and injured dozens more gave no information on the cause of the accident, but said the train's emergency brakes were activated and that Amtrak estimated the damage at more than $22 million.
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Federal authorities investigating an Amtrak passenger train derailment that killed three people near Joplin, Montana Saturday say the train was not exceeding the speed limit, but it’s too early to say what caused the crash. Montana Public Radio’s Shaylee Ragar reports.
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5:45 p.m., 9/26/21: Gov. Gianforte says three people have died, five people remain hospitalized in stable condition and the rest of the roughly 150 passengers have been treated and released from area medical centers.
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KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Amtrak's Empire Builder train has resumed daily service from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, including a dozen stops along…
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As two more Montana counties move closer to joining a rail authority in an effort to create passenger service for the southern half of the state, Montana’s Democratic Senator is trying to get more federal funding that would bring back daily service for the Hi Line.
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Amtrak says it will work with the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority in an effort to bring a rail line back to Southern Montana.Amtrak offered its support…
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Businesses in Whitefish are taking a hit because of problems with Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which runs between Chicago and the West Coast. Monday afternoon…
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UPDATE: 2:30 PM: Matt Jones with BNSF said freight travel re-opened at 12:30 PM today on one of the two tracks closed by last night's avalanche. The other…