December 3, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The following article by Caitlin Liu was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on December 3.) LOS ANGELES — A fiery crash that derailed a Metrolink train, killed two people and injured more than 30 others in Burbank earlier this year was caused by confusing...
December 3, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The NTSB issued the following news release on December 2.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the collision earlier this year between a commuter train and a truck in Burbank, CA, was...
November 26, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The NTSB issued the following on November 25.) WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public meeting Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 9:30 a.m., at its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C....
November 19, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The NTSB issued the following news release on November 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board today revealed its revised Most Wanted safety recommendations list. The new list is a result of the overhaul of the Most Wanted program that...
October 24, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Des Moines Register posted the following story by Adam Morris on its website on October 24.) DES MOINES, Iowa — Cellular telephones were useless, ambulances were in short supply, and disoriented survivors clawed for safety in darkness because emergency...
October 20, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(Newsday posted the following article by Sylvia Adcock on its website on October 20.) NEW YORK — For Ellen Engleman, safety on the water is more than just a principle. The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman, whose no-nonsense style became the public...
October 16, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The NTSB issued the following press release on October 15.) WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched investigators to the scene of the derailment of METRA commuter train number 519 in Chicago on Sunday, October 12. The following is an...
October 8, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Washington Post published the following story by Don Phillips on its website on October 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both deaths and many of the serious injuries in a California collision between a freight train and a commuter train last year were apparently...
October 8, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 7.) WASHINGTON — A collision of trains in California last year that killed two people and injured dozens was caused by a freight crew’s failure to heed a signal, federal safety officials...
October 3, 2003 | BNSF, Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board Meeting Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at 9:30 a.m., at its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. Item to be discussed: The Safety Board will look at...
