November 30, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, November 29, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Robert L. Sumwalt was sworn in today for his second five-year term as a Board member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Nominated by President Obama, his term...
November 3, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2011) RENO, Nev.—Federal officials investigating a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada say the engineer sounded the horn four times before a truck slammed into the train about 70 miles east of Reno. Full story: San Jose Mercury...
November 3, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2011) RENO, Nev.—Federal officials investigating a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada say the engineer sounded the horn four times before a truck slammed into the train about 70 miles east of Reno. Full story: San Jose Mercury...
November 3, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, November 2, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — During the week of October 17-21, NTSB investigators returned to the scene of an accident where an Amtrak passenger train was struck by a commercial mining truck-tractor...
November 3, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, November 2, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — During the week of October 17-21, NTSB investigators returned to the scene of an accident where an Amtrak passenger train was struck by a commercial mining truck-tractor...
September 15, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, September 13, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — No cellphones while driving, period. That’s the rule the National Transportation Safety Board wants for millions of truckers and bus drivers. Full story: www.madison.com
September 15, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, September 13, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — No cellphones while driving, period. That’s the rule the National Transportation Safety Board wants for millions of truckers and bus drivers. Full story: www.madison.com
August 31, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, August 25, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Christopher Hart was sworn in today for his second two-year term as NTSB vice chairman. “I have been deeply involved in transportation safety for more than 30 years,...
August 9, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, August 4, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On August 4, Deborah Hersman was officially sworn in for a second two-year term as NTSB chairman. She became chairman on July 28, 2009. She was nominated for the second...
June 28, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, June 27, 2011) RENO, Nevada — Workers combing through rubble yesterday found a cellular phone belonging to the truck driver involved in the June 24 fatal Amtrak accident. Investigators also revealed that the truck driver, Lawrence R. Valli,...
