March 4, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: Lynchburg News & Advance, March 2, 2016) LYNCHBURG, Va. — The derailment of a train carrying highly volatile crude oil in downtown Lynchburg two years ago would not have occurred if CSX Transportation had time to carry out the recommendations of a...
February 17, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: DeSmog Blog, February 16, 2016) NEW YORK — Despite the fact PTC was first recommended as a safety measure by the National Transportation Safety Board in 1970, the railroads have failed to install positive train control. Full story: DeSmog...
February 9, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Call it a clash of cultures. The investigation into the horrific crash of Amtrak Train 188 on May 12, 2015, is proceeding along two paths, and the two couldn’t be more different. Full story:...
February 2, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2016) LOS ANGELES — Three days after a passenger train derailed in Philadelphia last year, investigators met with a groggy, banged-up Amtrak engineer who had become the center of a great mystery. Full story: Los Angeles...
February 2, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 1, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board opened Monday the accident docket and publicly released more than 2,000 pages of information as part of the NTSB’s ongoing...
February 1, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal investigators will open a new window into the deadly Amtrak Train 188 derailment in Philadelphia when they release a trove of documents Monday, including interview transcripts with the...
January 15, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, January 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Good morning. 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,...
January 15, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: The Hill, January 14, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroads are defending a delay in the implementation of automated train technology after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) included it on its wish list for 2016 safety improvements. Full story: The...
January 15, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: The Hill, January 13, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board’s annual wish list for safety includes changes to federal regulations of U.S. railways and transit systems and lowering the legal alcohol limit for drivers. Full...
December 31, 2015 | Headlines, NTSB, UP
(Source: Salina Post, December 23, 2015) GALVA, Kan. — The National Transportation Safety Board says that the accident involving two Union Pacific freight trains in McPherson County in September of last year, was caused by poor placement of control signals just west...
