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NTSB Update Highlights Questions About Remote-Control Trains

The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews.

August 29, 2024
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NTSB's Report on East Palestine Due Out in June

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told senators the agency expects to unveil a report in June detailing last years freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

April 10, 2024
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NTSB Highlights Shortcomings of Automated Railroad Braking

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes.

March 27, 2024
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I-25 in Colorado Set to Reopen Today

PUEBLO, Colo. Interstate 25 in Colorado is expected to reopen four days after it was shut down when a train derailment collapsed a railroad bridge onto the highway and killed a trucker.

October 19, 2023
GovernmentSafety

NTSB Nominee Alvin Brown Awaits Senate Vote

Two months after a panel advanced his nomination to join the National Transportation Safety Board, Alvin Brown awaits consideration before the full Senate.

September 11, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Safety in Numbers: NTSB's Jennifer 窪蹋勛圖厙ndy

After Utah lowered the legal limit for blood-alcohol concentration in drivers to 0.05, the number of alcohol-related fatalities dropped by about 20% and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is now recommending other states follow suit.

February 24, 2022
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NTSB Chair Jennifer 窪蹋勛圖厙ndy Urges States to Lower Blood Alcohol Level to 0.5%

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said states should follow the example set by Utah and reduce the blood alcohol content level permitted for drivers as a way of reducing drunken driving accidents and improving highway safety.

February 24, 2022
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NTSBs 窪蹋勛圖厙ndy Calls DOTs Serious Crash Stat Misleading

WASHINGTON With traffic fatalities spiking higher, the nations top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious crashes are solely due to driver error is misleading and that the Transportation Department should stop using it.

January 18, 2022
GovernmentSafety

Senate Confirms Jennifer 窪蹋勛圖厙ndy, Bruce Landsberg to NTSB

The United States Senate recently confirmed two new members to the National Transportation Safety Board.

August 1, 2018
GovernmentSafety

NTSB, FMCSA Grapple With Synthetic Drugs Issues

A 2014 Oklahoma crash has put a spotlight on the potential problems associated with the synthetic cannabinoid class of drugs such as K2 or Spice that has been sold in convenience stores, gas stations and on the internet, but also remain a popular product on the street.

August 4, 2017