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==Incidents==
{{main|List of accidents on Amtrak}}
[[File:1987 Maryland train collision aerial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|Aerial view of the [[1987 Maryland train collision]]]]

The following are major [[Classification of railway accidents|accidents and incidents]] that involved Amtrak trains:
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! Event !! Train !! Date !! Location !! Description !! Deaths !! Injuries
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| [[1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment]] || ''[[City of New Orleans (train)|City of New Orleans]]'' || June 10, 1971 || [[Salem, Illinois]] || The ''City of New Orleans'' derailed due to a broken locomotive axle. || 11 || 163
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| [[Harvey, Illinois train collision|1979 Harvey train crash]] || ''[[Shawnee (train)|Shawnee]]'' || October 12, 1979 || [[Harvey, Illinois]] || The ''Shawnee'' collided with a stationary [[Illinois Central|Illinois Central Gulf]] freight train due to misaligned switches changed by a switchman shortly before the train passed them. || 2 || 38
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| [[1987 Maryland train collision]] || ''[[Northeast Regional|Colonial]]'' || January 4, 1987 || [[Chase, Maryland]] || The ''Colonial'' collided with three [[Conrail]] locomotives which had overrun signals. || 16 || 164
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| [[1990 Back Bay, Massachusetts train collision]] || ''[[Night Owl (train)|Night Owl]]'' || December 12, 1990 || [[Back Bay, Boston|Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts]] || The ''Night Owl'' derailed due to excessive speed on a curve and collided with a [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] commuter train on an adjacent track. || 0 || 453
|-
|[[Big Bayou Canot rail accident|1993 Big Bayou Canot rail accident]]||''[[Sunset Limited]]'' || September 22, 1993 || [[Mobile, Alabama]] || The ''Sunset Limited'' derailed on a bridge which had been damaged by a [[barge]]. || 47 || 103
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| [[1995 Palo Verde, Arizona derailment]] || ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' || October 9, 1995 || [[Palo Verde, Arizona]] || The ''Sunset Limited'' derailed because of track sabotage. || 1 || 78
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| [[1996 Maryland train collision]] || ''[[Capitol Limited (Amtrak train)|Capitol Limited]]'' || February 16, 1996 || [[Silver Spring, Maryland]] || The ''Capitol Limited'' collided with a [[MARC Train|Maryland Area Regional Commuter]] train which had overrun signals. || 11 || 26
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| [[1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash]] || ''[[City of New Orleans (train)|City of New Orleans]]'' || March 15, 1999 || [[Bourbonnais, Illinois]] || The ''City of New Orleans'' collided with a semi-truck hauling steel that was trying to beat the train across a grade crossing. Eleven of the train's fourteen passenger cars derailed, hitting freight cars on an adjacent track. || 11 || 122
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| [[2015 Philadelphia train derailment]] || ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' || May 12, 2015 || [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] || A ''Northeast Regional'' derailed due to excessive speed on a curve. || 8 || 200+
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| [[2017 Washington train derailment]] || ''[[Amtrak Cascades|Cascades]]'' || December 18, 2017 || [[DuPont, Washington]] || A ''Cascades'' train derailed due to excessive speed on a curve.|| 3 || 62
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| [[Cayce, South Carolina train collision|2018 Cayce, South Carolina train collision]] || ''[[Silver Star (Amtrak train)|Silver Star]]'' || February 4, 2018 || [[Cayce, South Carolina]] || The ''Silver Star'' collided head-on into a parked [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] freight train, due to a track switch being improperly set by the conductor of the CSX train. || 2 || 116
|-
|[[2021 Montana train derailment]] || ''[[Empire Builder]]'' || September 25, 2021 || [[Joplin, Montana]] || The westbound ''Empire Builder'' derailed at the control point East Buelow, with 146 passengers and 16 crew members on board. || 3 || 50
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| [[2022 Missouri train derailment]] || ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' || June 27, 2022 ||[[Mendon, Missouri]] || The eastbound ''Southwest Chief'' struck a dump truck on the tracks and derailed. || 4 || 50
|}
After settling for $17&nbsp;million in the 2017 Washington state train crash, to prevent further lawsuits, the board adopted a new policy requiring [[arbitration]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/passengers-can-no-longer-sue-amtrak-after-company-loses-millions-in-deadly-derailment-lawsuits/281-408218f9-a196-4551-a01a-63c08afd9ea4|title=Passengers can no longer sue Amtrak after company loses millions in deadly derailment lawsuits|date=November 16, 2019|website=KING5|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-date=November 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117223823/https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/passengers-can-no-longer-sue-amtrak-after-company-loses-millions-in-deadly-derailment-lawsuits/281-408218f9-a196-4551-a01a-63c08afd9ea4|url-status=live}}</ref>