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Patrick Warren (left) director of the office of railroad, pipeline & hazardous materials investigations and Mike Budinski (right), deputy director of the NTSB’s office of research and engineering.
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...
April 18, 2024
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NTSB has found the cause of a 2022 BEB fire in Hamden, Conn.
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...
April 1, 2024
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CTA President Carter meets with operations and safety staff at the site of the Nov. 16 incident on the Yellow Line tracks near Howard station..
To support the reopening, the CTA outlined several interim safety enhancements on the Yellow Line, including reduced speeds, track cleaning, enhanced operations communications...
Jan. 8, 2024
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NTSB's MWL's banner.
The Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements has been the focus of the agency’s safety advocacy efforts for nearly 35 years.
Dec. 18, 2023
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NTSB graphic based on an illustration from the Association of American Railroads.
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.
Nov. 2, 2023
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This photo illustration depicts the accident scene on June 11, 2017.The photo was taken at track level from the east end of the Queens Village Station. The point where the roadway worker was struck by the train is marked with the red circle.
The improper use of the train approach warning method “created an unacceptable risk” the NTSB wrote in its final report.
May 18, 2020
Michael Graham and Thomas Chapman will bring the board back to its full size of five members.
Jan. 6, 2020
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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
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.
Nov. 6, 2018
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...
April 16, 2018
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.
March 19, 2018

Videos

NTSB 50th Anniversary
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.
May 10, 2017

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A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Silverliner IV railcar.
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...
Oct. 3, 2025
Worker fatigue from too much overtime has been a concern at transit agencies nationwide after major accidents.
May 10, 2011

Articles

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A photo of the CTA versus snow removal machine accident scene with labels provided by the NTSB.
NTSB says it will continue its investigation into the CTA’s signal system, braking system and the organic material found on top of the running rails.
Dec. 13, 2023
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NTSB investigators and CTA employees examine the site of the Nov. 16 accident where a CTA Yellow Line train collided with a piece of snow equipment.
The accident injured 38 people when a Yellow Line train collided with a piece of snow equipment that was on the track for training.
Nov. 20, 2023
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NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks at a press conference in June 2022 following the derailment of an Amtrak train in Mendon, Mo.
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...
Aug. 3, 2023
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A map showing time and location of where the WMATA railcar wheelset derailed and then rerailed while moving through switches, as well as the location of the final derailment.
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.
Dec. 2, 2021
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Ntsb Most Wanted
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...
April 7, 2021
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NTSB is focused on seeing 46 of the open safety recommendations associated with the Most Wanted List closed within the next two years.
Feb. 5, 2019
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NTSB Board Member Bella Dinh-Zarr describes lineup of Go-Team on way to Washington state Amtrak rail accident.
Victims of Amtrak derailment in DuPont, Washington, included Pierce Transit employee and longtime rail advocates.
Dec. 19, 2017

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NTSB investigators assess the damage caused by the collision of an Amtrak train and a CSX train Feb. 4, 2018.
The National Transportation Safety Board issued three urgent safety recommendations Thursday, acting upon the agency’s findings in two ongoing railroad accident investigations...
Feb. 15, 2018
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...
Feb. 7, 2018
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...
Jan. 25, 2018
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...
Nov. 16, 2017
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...
Nov. 13, 2017
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Photo of Feb. 21, 2017, SEPTA rear-end collision in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
The National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations Thursday, calling upon industry to install crash-resistant inward- and outward-facing cameras in all...
Sept. 4, 2017
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In this photo, Robert L. Sumwalt III (left) sworn in as the National Transportation Safety Board’s 14th Chairman during a brief ceremony held at NTSB headquarters on August 10, 2017. NTSB Board Member Bella T. Dinh-Zarr (center) NTSB Acting Managing Director Dennis Jones (right).
Robert L. Sumwalt III was sworn in as the National Transportation Safety Board’s 14th chairman during a brief ceremony held on August 10.
Aug. 11, 2017
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...
Aug. 1, 2017
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...
July 26, 2017
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Transportation safety improvements spurred by National Transportation Safety Board recommendations are highlighted in a video released as part of the NTSB’s ongoing commemoration...
May 10, 2017
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NTSB safety recommendations by transportation mode.
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.
April 4, 2017
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...
April 2, 2017