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 …
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…
Woman Hit, Killed By Amtrak Train In Connecticut
A 22-year-old Connecticut woman was hit and killed by an Amtrak train while allegedly "trespassing" on the tracks.
Alexandra Trippodo, of Branford, was hit and killed around 1:10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 13 when she was hit on the tracks east of New Haven, said Beth Toll, a spokeswoman for Amtrak.
According to Toll, Trippodo was hit by Amtrak Acela train 2248 on its way from Washington, D.C. to Boston, just east of the New Haven station.
There were no reported injuries to the 137 passengers on board or crew members, she said.
Amtrak Police Department worked with local law enforcement at…
