April 29, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on April 28, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — Metrolink engineers were probably to blame for a 2008 accident in Rialto in which a commuter train scraped a freight carrier, federal investigators said Thursday. An engineer...
April 7, 2011 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(The NTSB issued the following on April 6, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the NTSB’s investigations into three separate accidents that occurred on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) system between November 2009 and February 2010,...
March 21, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on March 18, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) voted unanimously this week to change its Most Wanted List Safety Recommendations Program Board Order. The Board Order...
February 11, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following press release on February 10, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has established a Twitter account and a YouTube channel as the Safety Board broadens its communication...
January 27, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on January 26, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said on January 26 that accident investigations highlight the need for a new perspective on...
September 27, 2010 | DOT, Headlines, NTSB
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following on September 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that, in keeping with his commitment to make safety the top priority of the U.S. Department of...
August 31, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on August 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a speech today at the Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) Symposium in Baltimore, Md., National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman commended...
August 17, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on August 16, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman today announced the appointment of Alfonso J. Montano as an Administrative Law Judge for the...
August 11, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 10, 2010.) Yesterday, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) board pledged to recreate a board safety committee and revise WMATA’s mission statement and board...
August 11, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by Derek Kravitz appeared on the Washington Post website on August 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal safety officials reviewing the fatal June 2009 Red Line crash criticized Metro’s board of directors Monday, while its chairman fired...
