No injuries were reported and little train damage occurred, an Amtrak spokesman said.

Most of those accidents were not covered by Amtrak's insurance, an Amtrak spokesman said.

But if the train is running late, an Amtrak spokesman warns, passengers may not have as long a break as they think.

The accident may have been caused by someone tampering with a switch, an Amtrak spokesman said.

Service at the station will probably begin next October, an Amtrak spokesman said last week.

Cliff Black, an Amtrak spokesman, said yesterday that he was still researching the matter.

An Amtrak spokesman said the engineer had seen the child and applied the emergency brakes but was unable to stop in time.

She was sitting in a wheelchair holding the baby, according to an Amtrak spokesman.

An Amtrak spokesman said that the next of kin of those killed were being notified.

An Amtrak spokesman blamed a device called a sectionalizing switch for the power problems.