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Trespasser Struck By Amtrak Train Near Lancaster, Police Say
An individual was struck by an Amtrak train near Lancaster while trespassing on the tracks, East Hempfield Township Police said on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Amtrak train 663 was en route from New York City to Harrisburg when the incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, near Landisville, Pennsylvania, Amtrak officials said in a statement. No injuries were reported among the 138 passengers and crew onboard, according to Amtrak. The East Hempfield Township Police Department assisted Amtrak Police in the initial investigation but clarified in a release that Amtrak Police are the lea…
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PA Man Fatally Struck By Amtrak Train Had History In Mental Health Court Program
A Columbia man was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train in West Donegal Township on New Year’s Day, the Lancaster County Coroner announced on Thursday, Jan. 2. Alex Fitzgibbon, 34, a Mount Joy native, died from multiple traumatic injuries after the incident near the tracks on Wednesday, Jan. 1. He was transported to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. His death was ruled an accident following an autopsy on Thursday, Jan. 2. In 2019, Fitzgibbon was convicted of charges stemming from…
Obituaries
'Die Hard' Motorcyclist 'Full Of Life' Dies In Crash: York Co. Coroner
A 54-year-old motorcycle rider died at the scene of a crash on Friday, authorities say. Troy L. Kahler was found still wearing his helmet when authorities arrived to find his motorcycle crashed into a tree in the 1000 block of Roth’s Church Road at 2:02 p.m. in Jackson Township, according to a release by the coroner's office. A passenger was on the motorcycle at the time of the crash but no information was shared about their condition. Troy was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 3:40 p.m. Friday, June 23, 2023, by Deputy Coroner Karen Frank and Deputy Coroner Trainee Jackie He…
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Fatal Pedestrian Crash Stops Amtrak Trains Along East Coast
Amtrak trains along the East Coast were at a standstill due to a fatal pedestrian strike north of Washington DC and a junkyard fire in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Riders were told around 7 p.m. that they'd be stuck in their locations due to the massive fire and person struck by the train in Lanham, Maryland. Both incidents forced Amtrak to halt service throughout the region, up through Penn Station in New York. Some trains began moving around 8:10 p.m. #BreakingNews All #Amtrak activity north of Washington, DC has been halted after a train struck a pedestrian north of the New Ca…
Police & Fire
Person Struck, Killed By Amtrak Train In Bucks County: Officials
One person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Bucks County, officials confirmed. The victim was walking on the railroad tracks near Edgely Avenue and Pitt Avenue in Bristol Township when they were struck around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, an Amtrak spokeswoman told Daily Voice. There were no reported injuries among the 265 passengers and crew onboard train 185, which was traveling from New York to Norfolk, Virginia, the representative added. "Amtrak has been working with local law enforcement to investigate the incident," she said. Trespassing along railroad rights-o…
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Amtrak Train Strikes Pedestrian Dead In Central PA: Dispatch
One person has died after they were hit by a train in central Pennsylvania, according to emergency dispatchers. Emergency crews were called to a crash involving an Amtrak main line train near Dillerville Road in Lancaster around 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, a Lancaster County Wide Communications supervisor says. The pedestrian died at the scene of the crash, according to LCWC. No train derailment was reported. Police continue to investigate this crash.m
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Amtrak Worker Gets 18 Months Without Parole For Selling Stolen Agency Equipment
UPDATE: A now-former Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for selling hundreds of chainsaws and chainsaw parts that he stole from the agency. Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Brick, will have to serve out the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Rodriguez had collected 114 chainsaws, 122 chainsaw replacement bars and 222 replacement chains worth more than $76,000 before he was caught, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He sold the items through online auction and directly to buyers, using the U.S. Postal Serv…
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TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now
Face masks will no longer be enforced on airplanes and other modes of public transport after a federal judge ruled the order unconstitutional Monday, April 18. The decision comes after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said in a 59-page decision that the CDC overstepped its authority by enforcing the 14-month directive. The Biden administration was in the process of reviewing and deciding whether or not to appeal it as of Monday evening, multiple news outlets report. The Amtrak rail system and TSA both rescinded the mandate, but the CDC – which extended the mask mandate through …
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Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police
An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a 59-year-old taxi cab driver who was found shot outside an Amtrak station in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb died at an area hospital after he was shot by Hezekiah F. Campbell outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. When police searched Campbell’s home, they found a Smith & Wesson 9-millimeter gun, a loaded magazine, an empty magazine, loose copper-washed ammunition cartridges, and clothing similar to what the shooter was wea…
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Taxi Cab Driver Shot Dead Outside PA Train Station In Targeted Killing: Police
A 59-year-old taxi cab driver was shot dead in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb, 59, died at an area hospital after he was shot and killed outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. "Whatever that the reason is, it doesn't cut mustard with us. It's uncalled for. It is senseless. You're taking somebody else's life, and we are not going to tolerate that," Harrisburg Police Commissioner Thomas Carter said at a press conference on Monday. Anyone with information is asked to contact police in …
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Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment
A former Amtrak engineer has been cleared in a deadly train derailment in Philadelphia in 2015. Brandon Bostian's train was going 106 mph — more than double the speed limit on the tracks — on an S-curve when he slammed on the brakes in Frankford Junction in May 2015. The train, headed to Washington D.C. from New York City, jumped the tracks, killing eight people and sending 185 to the hospital. Federal officials said Bostian lost "situational awareness" and briefly thought he was past the S-curve and on a straightaway. Bostian's lawyer during the trial described him as a l…
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Amtrak Train Strikes Pedestrian Dead In PA
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Steven Gomez, 25, according to a report by LancasterOnline. ORIGINAL: A train operated by Amtrak has hit and killed a pedestrian, according to emergency dispatchers. The pedestrian was hit in Lancaster near Grofftown Road on Friday around 2 p.m., according to dispatchers. The victim died at the scene, dispatches say. The train was enroute to Philadelphia, reports abc27 citing a viewer's daughter onboard the train. No other injuries were reported and no cars derailed. Amtrak police are handling the investigation. Follow Daily Voi…
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Ex-Amtrak Worker From NJ Admits Stealing, Selling Agency Equipment
UPDATE: For more than eight years, a now-former Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore collected chainsaws and chainsaw parts from the agency, then sold them and kept the money. Federal authorities eventually caught on to Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Brick, then got a conviction for mail fraud. Hired in October 2007, Rodriguez worked as a senior engineer and repairman at Amtrak's North Brunswick facility, authorities said. Five years later, Rodriguez admitted in federal court, he began gathering equipment under the false pretense that they'd be used for company projects. Before he was caught in …
Obituaries
Pennsylvania Law Student, 23, Dies In Vermont Train Crash, Police Say
A law student native to Pennsylvania has died in a train crash, according to police in Vermont. Thomas R. Fennel, 23, of Pittsburgh, was killed while reversing his green Jeep Cherokee near train tracks when an Amtrak train collided with his vehicle, according to police in Vermont. Royalton Vermont police were called to a motor vehicle versus train crash at Stearns Road on Tuesday around 11:25 a.m., according to a release by police. Upon arrival, Chief Loretta Stalnaker observed Fennel's green Jeep Cherokee on the west side of South Windsor Street in the grassy area between the road and the…
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