Federal transportation officials say the deadly June collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a dump truck in northern Missouri’s Mendon caused $4-million in damage. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a two-page preliminary report, which notes the train was authorized to go 90 miles per hour in that stretch. NTSB says Amtrak train four …
NTSB releases two-page preliminary report in deadly Missouri Amtrak collision
Federal transportation officials say the deadly June collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a dump truck in northern Missouri’s Mendon caused $4-million in damage. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a two-page preliminary report, which notes the train was authorized to go 90 miles per hour in that stretch. NTSB says Amtrak train four …
NTSB investigators walk train derailment site in northern Missouri
Missouri state troopers say the dump truck driver killed in Monday’s horrific collision with an Amtrak train near Mendon is from northern Missouri’s Brookfield. The state highway patrol says 53-year-old Billy Barton II was pronounced dead at the scene. The three train passengers who died have also been identified: two are from DeSoto, Kansas and …