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NTSB delivers 2008 annual report to Congress

(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on July 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today released its annual report to Congress, providing a summary of accident investigations and safety recommendations in the...

D.C. Metro mourners pay tribute to victims of crash

(The following story by Timothy Wilson appeared on the Washington Post website on July 2, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of mourners gathered at memorial services during the past week to pay homage to the victims and first responders of Metro’s Red Line...

Metro failed to detect circuitry malfunction

(The following story by Lena H. Sun and Lyndsey Layton appeared on the Washington Post website on July 2, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five days before last week’s deadly Red Line accident, a Metro crew replaced a key piece of equipment designed to prevent crashes,...

NTSB chair nominee Hersman gets high-profile tryout

(The following story by Ed O’Keefe appeared on the Washington Post website on June 26, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board member Debbie Hersman had some high-profile exposure this week ahead of an anticipated Senate confirmation hearing on...

NTSB finds water on rails at Ill. derailment site

(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 22, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — There was high water along the northern Illinois rail line where a freight train derailed, setting off a fiery explosion and killing one person, federal authorities said Sunday....

NTSB to meet on 2007 Amtrak accident near Chicago

(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on March 26, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on its investigation of a collision of Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) and...