Patrick Warren has been appointed as director of the office of railroad, pipeline and hazardous materials investigations and Mike Budinski has been named deputy director of the...
The board explained the lack of a safety plan by CTtransit for mitigating risks associated with high voltage lithium-ion battery fires during an emergency response contributed...
To support the reopening, the CTA outlined several interim safety enhancements on the Yellow Line, including reduced speeds, track cleaning, enhanced operations communications...
NTSB released a report Nov. 1 that identified situations where new and emerging technologies can improve the nation’s existing PTC system and benefit rail safety.
Highway crashes claimed the lives of 37,133 people in 2017, accounting for 95 percent of the 38,958 who died in transportation related accidents that year.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined a fatigued train conductor’s failure to properly line a switch is the probable cause for the April 28, 2015 collision of two...
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to Tempe, Arizona, to investigate the fatal collision of an Uber vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred on Sunday.
The National Transportation Safety Board marks its 50th year of saving lives. This video looks at several key changes that the safety board helped bring about.
The NTSB’s recommendations follow multiple fires involving SEPTA’s aging Silverliner IV fleet, as the FRA has also issued an emergency order that requires inspections and repairs...
The 2022 Missouri accident was caused by human error with the steep road grade at a crossing being a contributing factor, while the 2021 Montana accident was caused by poor track...
The alert recommends fleet wheelsets be assessed for gauge specifications with immediate corrective action to be taken on any that are not compliant with specifications.
The list includes connected vehicle technologies and boosted safety for vulnerable road users, while NTSB has removed PTC from its list following the rail industry achieving implementat...
The National Transportation Safety Board issued three urgent safety recommendations Thursday, acting upon the agency’s findings in two ongoing railroad accident investigations...
The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday, February 6, determined that two commuter railroad terminal accidents in the New York area were caused by engineer fatigue resulting...
As part of its ongoing investigation into the Dec. 18, 2017, derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in DuPont, Washington, the National Transportation Safety Board released an...
The National Transportation Safety Board determined Tuesday the April 3, 2016, derailment of Amtrak train 89 near Chester, Pennsylvania was caused by deficient safety management...
Four investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Las Vegas, November 10, to investigate Wednesday’s collision of a self-driving shuttle bus and a truck...
The National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations Thursday, calling upon industry to install crash-resistant inward- and outward-facing cameras in all...
The National Transportation Safety Board Monday issued a Safety Alert warning rail workers of the risks of working on the tracks using only a watchman/lookout to provide the train...
An SUV driver’s actions are the probable cause of a deadly 2015 collision between the SUV and a Metro-North commuter train at a grade crossing in Valhalla, New York, the National...
Transportation safety improvements spurred by National Transportation Safety Board recommendations are highlighted in a video released as part of the NTSB’s ongoing commemoration...
It was on April 3 50 years ago that a Lexington Air Taxi Beechcraft D-18 crashed shortly after takeoff from Lexington, Kentucky, fatally injuring nine.
National Transportation Safety Board Member Robert L. Sumwalt will again serve as the agency’s vice chairman following his designation as vice chairman by President Donald Trump...
