Amtrak will pay $265 million to settle claims related to a crash last year that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others when a speeding train derailed on a curve. Amtrak had previously taken responsibility for the May 2015 crash in Philadelphia of the Northeast Regional train traveling from Washington to New York. Bostian, regarded by friends for his safety-mindedness and love of railroading, has been suspended without pay since the crash. Congress raised the liability cap from $200 million after the Philadelphia crash, given the number of deaths and injuries. A few lawsuits over the crash have recently settled for amounts of less than $100,000 apiece, Kline said.

Source: ABC News October 27, 2016 14:37 UTC