August 2, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by David Schanoes, August 1, 2018) NEW YORK — You know what? I kind of like National Transportation Safety Board member Earl F. Weener, who has been an NTSB member since 2010. I can imagine Weener as a railroad superintendent,...
August 1, 2018 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 31, 2018) The U.S. Senate last week confirmed Bruce Landsberg and Jennifer Homendy as members of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Full story: Progressive Railroading
July 17, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, July 11, 2018) SEATTLE, Wash. — Federal safety investigators on Tuesday questioned transportation officials about last year’s Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle that killed three people and injured dozens, focusing some questions...
July 10, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: www.mynorthwest.com, July 9, 2018) SEATTLE, Wash. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold the hearing July 10-11. The public hearing will focus on the Dec. 18, 2017 derailment over I-5 and the Feb. 4, 2018 crash involving a freight train in South...
June 12, 2018 | CSX, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 11, 2018) NEW YORK — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a preliminary report on the May 19, 2018, derailment of a CSX train near Alexandria, Va. While a probable cause was not determined, based on the...
June 6, 2018 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: ABC 15, June 5, 2018) KINGMAN, Ariz. — Officials with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) says one person has died following a train collision northeast of Kingman on Tuesday. According to deputies, at 3 p.m., they responded to a report of a train...
May 30, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Occupational Health & Safety, May 30, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day investigative hearing July 10-11 about two recent Amtrak crashes. The hearing in Washington, D.C., will examine issues involved in...
May 24, 2018 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: Reuters, May 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona in March failed to identify the pedestrian or brake, raising serious questions about the performance of the vehicle, the...
May 24, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, May 23, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board Wednesday announced a two-day investigative hearing on recent Amtrak crashes scheduled for July 10 and 11. The public hearing, to be...
May 7, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, May 4, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 5, 2018, about 8:12 p.m. eastern daylight time, a passenger who was walking eastward on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Lynbrook Station platform came into contact...
