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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.

A freight train carrying automobiles has derailed in rural western New York, sending up a plume of black smoke but apparently posing no public danger.

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.

No serious damage was reported following a train derailment at the Norfolk Southern facility just outside the city of Binghamton.

CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) — An Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas, sending eleven people to the hospital.

Emergency crews are still working to contain a hazardous spill that occurred following a train derailment in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley, New York.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal authorities say they're uncertain if anything struck the windshield of an Amtrak train before it derailed in Philadelphia, but they haven't ruled out the possibility.

The death toll in the crash of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia Tuesday night has risen to seven.

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

A high-speed train in northwestern Spain derailed Wednesday night, killing 78 passengers and injuring at least 140 more, including five Americans.