June 27, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: NTSB press release, June 23, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today announced its new list of the most critical transportation issues that need to be addressed to improve safety and save lives. The new “Most...
April 29, 2011 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 28, 2011.) BOSTON — Federal investigators have formally concluded a text-messaging Boston subway train driver was the probable cause of a crash that injured 65 riders and caused nearly $10 million in damage. The...
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...
