January 22, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on January 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — This is a synopsis from the Safety Board’s report and does not include the Board’s rationale for the conclusions, probable cause, and safety recommendations. Safety...
January 22, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by Dug Begley and Ben Goad appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on January 22, 2010.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The deadly 2008 Chatsworth rail crash was caused by an engineer distracted by sending a text message, but could have been avoided if the...
January 22, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by Matthew L. Wald appeared on the New York Times website on January 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government should require surveillance cameras in nearly all locomotives, to allow railroad managers to see if engineers are texting or...
January 21, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(Former NTSB Chairman Jim Hall issued the following on January 20, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The engineer’s use of a cell phone has been widely publicized in connection with the head on collision between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight...
January 21, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Kevin Freking on January 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal panel is wrapping up its 16-month investigation into a commuter train crash in a Los Angeles suburb that killed 25 people and injured at least 130....
January 20, 2010 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by Robert J. Lopez and Rich Connell appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 20, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — As federal authorities prepare to close out a 16-month investigation of the deadly Chatsworth Metrolink disaster, a key issue remains...
January 15, 2010 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by Robert J. Lopez appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 14, 2010.) LOS ANGELES — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing next week to consider a final report on the deadly 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink...
November 18, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by William B. Cassidy appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on November 16, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fatigue “is one of the most insidious issues in the transportation industry,” and more must be done to fight it, said Deborah A.P. Hersman,...
November 13, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on November 12, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today announced that it will hold a public hearing on February 23-24, 2010, as part of its ongoing investigation into the...
October 5, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on October 2, 2009. BLET members Andrew Reed and Josh Osborn were killed in the accident.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its continuing investigation of a freight train accident in July in Iowa, killing two, the...
