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Wreck Adds to the Debate on Amtrak Funding

Days after the deadly train derailment in Philadelphia, the debate over Amtrak funding continues to be a partisan flash point in Congress.

Some Riders in Philadelphia Amtrak Crash Still Missing as Inquiry Continues

Officials sorted through passenger lists to try to account for everyone on the train, as investigators on Thursday pored over the remaining passenger cars.

After the Amtrak Crash: Preventing Future Derailments

Readers react to the Amtrak accident in Philadelphia.

Amtrak Commuters’ Struggles to Continue for Several Days

With Amtrak suspending service in its Northeast Corridor, people scrambled to find buses, rental cars and flights to get where they needed to go.

Amtrak Crash and America’s Declining Construction Spending

The derailment has renewed a political debate, with infrastructure spending now at its smallest share of G.D.P. in at least 22 years.

One Day After Wreck, Increased Funding for Amtrak Fails in a House Panel

Republicans defeated the request in a hearing on Wednesday, and accused Democrats of using the tragedy for political reasons.

Let Our Cities Move

Congress must increase transportation funding. Our roads, bridges and transit systems desperately need it.

Obama Administration Urges Quick Action on Hudson River Rail Tunnels

A Transportation Department official lightly chastised New York-area transit leaders for inaction on new rail links between the city and New Jersey, a project the White House has ranked as a high priority.

Indiana: Law Enacted to Lower Construction Wages

A Republican-backed measure that will repeal Indiana’s law setting wages for state and local government construction projects has been approved by Gov. Mike Pence.

Michigan: Voters Reject Tax Increases for Infrastructure

The increases would have pumped more than $1 billion a year into roads, and their defeat was a setback for Gov. Rick Snyder and others who warn that the state’s infrastructure is falling into disrepair.

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