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Governor Andrew Cuomo has deployed state emergency officials to Pennsylvania to provide support after last night's fatal Amtrak accident in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Amtrak train has abruptly overturned in Philadelphia, killing at least five people and injuring dozens of others.

WAVERLY, Va. (AP) — An Amtrak train is on its way to Boston again after it struck a vehicle in rural Virginia that police said attempted to drive around a crossing bar, destroying the car and injuring the driver.

Canadian authorities say they've foiled a major terror plot targeting Amtrak service between Toronto and New York City with the help of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - Several business and governmental agencies are closed in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Passengers who rode on Amtrak’s northeast regional train No. 171 last Wednesday  may have been exposed to the measles. Virginia health officials issued the alert after a foreign visitor came down with the highly contagious illness.

Albany, NY (WIBX) - A total of $800-million in federal funding that has been declined by other states has been reallocated for rail projects in the Northeast, according to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

New York, NY (WIBX) - New York Senator Charles Schumer is calling for a "Do Not Ride" list to ban suspected terrorists from Amtrak trains.