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NTSB rail safety course still open for registration

(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on May 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board’s course, Accident Investigation Orientation for Rail Professionals (RPH 301), scheduled for May 18-19, 2010, at its NTSB...

Safer rail cars are among ‘most wanted’ by NTSB

(The following story by Alan Suderman appeared on the Washington Examiner website on February 19, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal safety investigators on Thursday called for sturdier, federally regulated rail cars that won’t crumple like tin cans in an accident,...

NTSB announces 2010 Most Wanted List of Safety Improvements

(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on February 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today issued its 2010 Federal Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, adding rail, aviation and marine...

President nominates Weener for NTSB

(The following story by R.G. Edmonson appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama on Wednesday nominated Earl F. Weener for a seat on the National Transportation Safety Board. Weener is a fellow at the Flight...