August 1, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Trains.com, July 31, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board today released its preliminary report about a Norfolk Southern coal train that derailed in Virginia on July 6 after a wheel bearing failure. Full story: Trains.com
August 1, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Freight Waves, July 31, 2023) “Poor track conditions” of a track owned by BNSF may have contributed to a fatal September 2021 accident involving an Amtrak train derailment in Joplin, Montana, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Full story:...
July 31, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, July 28, 2023) Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in...
July 28, 2023 | Amtrak, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Montana Free Press, July 27, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday that “poor track conditions” led to an Amtrak derailment near Joplin in September 2021, killing three and injuring scores more. Full story: Montana Free...
July 20, 2023 | CSX, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 19, 2023) A CSX Transportation conductor trainee was killed when he fell from a railcar during a shoving move and was hit by the train, according National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on a fatal accident June 26 at...
July 5, 2023 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 30, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board has released its annual report to Congress for 2022, which outlines the board’s work during the calendar year, as well as providing an overview of its structure and mission. The report...
July 3, 2023 | CSX, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 27, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation after a CSX Transportation employee was killed after being struck by a train Monday evening at the Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore. Full...
June 23, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, Train Length
(Source: Politico, June 22, 2023) A Norfolk Southern locomotive engineer who inspected the train before it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, was rebuffed when he told a supervisor he was concerned about the train’s length and composition, according to new information...
June 23, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: NBC News, June 23, 2023) The decision to vent and burn five train cars’ carcinogenic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, in February came under renewed scrutiny Thursday as federal investigators questioned officials in the community still reeling from the...
June 23, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board, June 22, 2023) The docket (DCA23HR001) for NTSB’s investigative hearing regarding the February 3, 2023, derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, is now available on the NTSB website. NTSB...
