July 14, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, July 13, 2016) BILLINGS, Mont. — Accident-prone tank cars used to haul crude oil and ethanol by rail could remain in service for another 15 years under federal rules that allow companies to phase in upgrades to the aging fleet, according to...
July 8, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, July 5, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will launch its second Twitter account, @NTSB_Newsroom, the morning of July 11, 2016. @NTSB_Newsroom will be used in in conjunction...
July 8, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, July 7, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board released the final agenda for next week’s, “Roundtable Discussion on Next Steps in Rail Tank Car Safety,” scheduled for Wednesday,...
July 8, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, July 7, 2016) MOSIER, Ore. — The National Transportation Safety Board has responded to letter from Oregon’s senators about why it did not investigate last month’s oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge, saying its limited...
June 30, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) press release, June 29, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to hold a roundtable discussion here next month on the safety of transporting flammable liquids, such as crude...
June 9, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Albany Times Union, June 6, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — On Monday, Federal Railroad Administration officials said the oil, being shipped westward in a 96-car train from the Bakken fields of North Dakota, had a vapor pressure of 9.2 pounds per square inch (psi) —...
June 8, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Scrutiny of the engineer who operated a train that derailed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight passengers, isn’t over yet. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
May 20, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine Online, May 19, 2016) After focusing blame on the engineer of a Northeast Corridor train that took a curve too fast and derailed, killing eight passengers, the National Transportation Safety Board is now under fire from safety experts, the...
May 18, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer editorial, May 18, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The most effective precaution against lapses such as Bostian’s has been so clear for so long that the NTSB has been pushing it for more than 45 years. A technology known as positive train...
May 18, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, May 18, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Victims of last year’s deadly Amtrak derailment aren’t buying the findings of federal investigators that the train’s engineer likely lost his bearings because he was distracted by an...
