It seems like all of New York state is split on whether or not they support the statewide mask mandate, but there is one person who is strictly enforcing the mandate.
A quick-thinking college athlete has been honored for stopping an Amtrak train that had two passenger cars detach after leaving an Albany-area station last month.
Amtrak is considering suspending service on tracks that don't have sophisticated speed controls by a Dec. 31 deadline, the railroad's top executive said Thursday, threatening to disrupt operations across the U.S. in a push to strengthen safety after a series of deadly wrecks.
Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi is calling on New York's Congressional delegation to reject the proposed 2019 federal budget that he says could effectively end long-distance rail travel in the northeast.
An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a parked freight train in the early-morning darkness Sunday after a thrown switch sent it hurtling down a side track, authorities said. Two Amtrak crew members were killed, and more than 100 people were injured.