January 17, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
(The NTSB released the following statement on January 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President George W. Bush has designated Member John Arthur Hammerschmidt as Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, effective Sunday, January 19. Member...
January 15, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press reports that President George W. Bush said yesterday that he would elevate Republican John Hammerschmidt to vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, enabling him to take over when a Democrat’s term...
January 14, 2003 | Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON — According to the Associated Press, the board that investigates major transportation accidents, including the crash of a commuter plane in North Carolina last week, will have nobody in charge as early as next week unless President Bush designates...
December 20, 2002 | Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Carol Carmody signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on December 19 with the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) establishing a protocol for the investigation of...
December 5, 2002 | CSX, Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 18, 2001, an eastbound CSXT freight train (L412-16), consisting of 3 locomotive units and 31 loaded and 29 empty cars (total of 60 cars), derailed in the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland. The train had just departed the CSXT...
November 27, 2002 | Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A safety report released by the National Transportation Safety Board finds that 15-passenger vans are involved in a higher rate of single-vehicle accidents involving a rollover than other passenger vehicles. The report details the...
November 26, 2002 | Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has called for improvements in the Department of Transportation (DOT) data collection programs in order to better monitor accident risks, support the analysis of risk factors and evaluate the...
November 20, 2002 | Accident, Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Michigan train wreck that killed two men last year was caused because both crew members of the oncoming train were suffering from severe sleep apnea and dozed off, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report approved Tuesday....
November 15, 2002 | Accident, Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 9:30 a.m., at its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Safety Board will look at the November...
October 7, 2002 | Headlines, NTSB
WASHINGTON, DC — The National Transportation Safety Board has named Dr. Frank Richey to the new position of President and Academic Dean of the NTSB Academy. The Academy, which is currently under construction, is expected to open in late summer of 2003. Dr....
