October 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on October 18.) WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of an Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) passenger train derailment...
October 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(The Spokane Spokesman Review posted the following article on its website on October 19.) SPOKANE, Wash. — The National Transportation Safety Board reported Wednesday that improper track maintenance and inadequate federal standards are to blame for an Amtrak...
October 19, 2006 | Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(The Spokane Spokesman Review posted the following article on its website on October 19.) SPOKANE, Wash. — The National Transportation Safety Board reported Wednesday that improper track maintenance and inadequate federal standards are to blame for an Amtrak...
September 19, 2006 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following article on September 18.) WASHINGTON — Transportation fatalities in the United States increased last year, according to preliminary figures released today by the National Transportation Safety Board....
September 19, 2006 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following article on September 18.) WASHINGTON — Transportation fatalities in the United States increased last year, according to preliminary figures released today by the National Transportation Safety Board....
August 24, 2006 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 24.) MELVILLE, N.Y. — Federal officials are investigating the death of a Minnesota teenager who fell into a gap between a commuter train and a platform earlier this month. Terry Williams, a...
August 24, 2006 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 24.) MELVILLE, N.Y. — Federal officials are investigating the death of a Minnesota teenager who fell into a gap between a commuter train and a platform earlier this month. Terry Williams, a...
August 22, 2006 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on August 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Robert L. Sumwalt was sworn in today as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board. His term of office will run until December 31, 2011....
August 22, 2006 | Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on August 21.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Robert L. Sumwalt was sworn in today as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board. His term of office will run until December 31, 2011....
August 17, 2006 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following column by Ken Rodriguez appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on July 9.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Fatigue, no doubt, played a pivotal role in the deadliest train wreck in Bexar County history. Federal investigators say a crew aboard a...