NTSB continues pushing for rail worker safety
In the last 25 years, nearly 500 railroad workers have been killed while doing their jobs. Nearly 150,000 have been injured. The NTSB is trying to do something about it.
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NTSB releases report on Sacramento Regional Transit District light-rail vehicles – Updated with SacRT’s response to NTSB Report
The National Transportation Safety Board released its report on the August 22, 2019 collision between Sacramento Regional Transit District light-rail vehicles in Sacramento.
NTSB completes investigation of Norfolk Southern employee death
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has completed its investigation into the death of a Norfolk Southern conductor while on duty at a facility in Baltimore.
NTSB releases initial report on Caltrain collision with hi-rail vehicles
Last month, a Caltrain commuter train collided with three stopped hi-rail vehicles on mainline track near San Bruno, Calif.
NTSB issues final report on 2020 Watco employee death
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the 2020 death of an employee of the Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad, a Watco railroad.
NTSB continues to press worker safety message
The National Transportation Safety Board has communicated significant concern about railroad worker safety.
Derailment investigation cuts into Metrorail service
Last week, RT&S reported on a WMATA derailment on the Blue Line. The suspected cause of the derailment is a failure of wheel assembly alignment.
NTSB urges railroads to better protect rail roadway workers
NTSB tells the railroads they must use the new worker protection system in PTC.
Read: NTSB releases public docket of train derailment and fire in Tempe, Ariz.
The NTSB has released a preliminary document regarding the UP derailment and fire in Tempe, Ariz.
NTSB: Improperly fastened rail joint responsible for employee fatality
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently announced that a loose, improperly fastened rail joint was the cause of a Union Pacific derailment that killed one employee. The accident occurred on September