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...
July 28, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Brumfield on July 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that Metro and other transit agencies remove faulty signaling equipment that led to a deadly crash...
July 28, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on July 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that last year’s fatal collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains...
July 28, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by Ann Scott Tyson appeared on the Washington Post website on July 28, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chronic track circuit failures and a negligent attitude toward safety made a catastrophic accident such as last year’s fatal Red Line crash...
July 27, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by Ann Scott Tyson appeared on the Washington Post website on July 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The announcement by the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday on the likely cause of the June 2009 Metro crash might have major safety and...
July 15, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on July 14, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant...
July 8, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(Operation Lifesaver issued the following on July 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Deborah Hersman, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, will be the keynote speaker on Monday, August 30 at the 16th International Operation Lifesaver International Symposium...
July 2, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on July 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today delivered its 2009 Annual Report to Congress, which provides a comprehensive accounting of ongoing and completed...
July 1, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following is based on National Transportation Safety Board press releases issued on June 30, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., and Earl F. Weener, Ph.D., took the oath of office today as a Members of the National Transportation Safety Board....
