July 2, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(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,...
July 2, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on July 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its continuing investigation of the June 22, 2009, accident involving the collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains on the Red...
June 26, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(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...
June 26, 2009 | Accident, Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on June 25, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board continues to make progress in its investigation of the June 22, 2009, accident involving the collision of two Washington...
June 25, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Michael J. Sniffen on June 24, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Has the National Transportation Safety Board become the government’s “I-told-you-so” agency? After this week’s deadly subway...
June 22, 2009 | CN, Headlines, NTSB
(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....
March 27, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(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...
March 24, 2009 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NTSB
(The following story by Alfonso A. Castillo appeared on the Newsday website on March 20, 2009.) NEW YORK — Natalie Smead’s “alcohol-impaired condition” and disregard of a conductor’s instruction contributed to the death of the Minnesota teen,...
March 3, 2009 | Accident, Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 3, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal safety investigators are expected to unveil more details Tuesday about text messages from the operator of a commuter train involved in a deadly collision last September in...
February 11, 2009 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Jason Pesick on February 10, 2009.) LOS ANGELES — The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a hearing on last year’s deadly collision of a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight...
