January 5, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: www.nj.com, January 5, 2017) NEWARK, N.J. — Despite the crash Wednesday of a Long Island Rail Road train that injured more than 100 people, commuters are still safer onboard an LIRR train than one from NJ Transit, according to federal stats. Neither carrier,...
January 5, 2017 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: AM New York, January 5, 2017) NEW YORK — The investigation into what caused the LIRR train to crash into the bumping block at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal on Wednesday could take days, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Full story: AM New...
January 3, 2017 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: The Dickinson Press, December 29, 2016) CASSELTON, N.D. — It’s been three years since a train derailment near here triggered an explosion that sent a massive fireball into the sky, highlighting the dangers of moving crude oil by rail. Full story: The...
December 22, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Land Line Magazine, December 21, 2016) GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — A deadly crash involving a commuter train and a pickup hauling a trailer has prompted the nation’s top safety review board to recommend that GPS and route-planning services incorporate information...
December 20, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: New York Times, December 19, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO — Following directions from Google Maps on a smartphone last year, Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez turned a Ford truck, hauling a trailer, where he thought the app was telling him to go. But he ended up stuck on...
December 20, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2016. BLET Editor’s Note: Glenn W. Steele was a member of BLET Division 20 in Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife, three children, and one grandchild.) LOS ANGELES — Federal investigators on Monday blamed last year’s...
December 7, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: www.nj.com, December 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads have agreed to change some procedures as a result of the 2012 Paulsboro derailment that caused a vinyl chloride spill. The railroads have agreed to rely solely on the federal Emergency Response...
December 7, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, UP
(Source: Associated Press, December 6, 2016. BLET Editor’s Note: BLET member Chance J. Gober of Division 182 (North Little Rock, Ark.) was killed in the crash.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Crew fatigue brought on by irregular work schedules and a moderate form of sleep apnea...
November 16, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, November 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Good afternoon. I am Christopher Hart, and it is my privilege to serve as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Today I am accompanied by my colleagues,...
November 15, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Reuters, November 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Monday urged federal regulators to improve oversight of rail transit systems following a series of accidents and urged logistical improvements to prevent train...
