In this aerial photo taken May 13, 2015, emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train wreck in
Philadelphia. Amtrak faces what probably will be a $200 million payout to crash victims _ the cap
established by Congress nearly 20 years ago as part of a compromise to rescue the railroad from
financial ruin. It would be the first time that the liability ceiling, considered by many to be too low
to cover the costs of the eight lives lost and 200 people injured, designed for Amtrak actually would
apply to the railroad.
