Re: Truck driver ran the stop sign.
Author: budgetary buster
Date: 02-01-2024 - 12:44
Under normal circumstances, in occurrences like this, Amtrak is responsible for damages and injury to its staff, passengers, and equipment, as well as the railroad's and the local agencies' expenses for response and repair. Amtrak then has to go after the parties actually responsible, and if (as is usual) they are judgement-proof, Amtrak is stuck with the whole bill. Another contribution to the deficit...