Tag: amtrak
May. 19, 2017
Who’s liable for the Amtrak train derailment?
What goes around, comes around. Seth Williams, the now-disgraced but still-serving district attorney of Philadelphia, made his bones by prosecuting a gaggle of local politicos…
May. 19, 2017
Controlling SEPTA’s crowded commute
It can be a cost-efficient means of everyday transportation if you buy a weekly or monthly trailpass, but this railroad has a reputation for being…
Jun. 25, 2015
Plans for building over the 30th street rail yard begin to take shape
Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority have teamed up to develop the Philadelphia 30th Street…
May. 14, 2015
House appropriation committee cuts Amtrak funding in wake of tragedy
The U.S. House of Representatives voted May 13 to cut rather than expand Amtrak’s budget not even 24 hours after a massive Amtrak derailment accident…
May. 13, 2015
Amtrak train derailment kills 8, injures over 140 passengers
The seven cars and locomotive comprising Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 derailed at a turn on the tracks and rolled onto its side at approximately 9…
Nov. 21, 2014
Philly Mag hosts ThinkFest 2014
Although M. Night Shyamalan was billed as the event’s headliner, Drexel President John A. Fry’s Nov. 14 speech at Philadelphia Magazine’s third annual ThinkFest was…
Nov. 16, 2012
Fry plans for 30th Street rail yards
Drexel University will spend at least $1 million on a study into the possibility of expanding the University City campus above the Schuylkill Rail Yards…