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Safety board considering rail industry investigation

WASHINGTON — National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the federal investigative panel is considering Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer‘s request to probe safety regulations at all the major rail companies.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

Safety board considering rail industry investigation - Roll Call

The National Transportation Safety Board is considering Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s pitch to probe safety rail industry safety.

Roll Call · Mar 23, 2023

Deaths, burns, brain injuries, broken limbs: The human cost of distracted driving is mounting

Highway fatalities are on the rise again — 46,000 in the U.S. in 2022, up 22%, according to numbers released last week. How many of those deaths involved distracted driving?

Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2023

Nevada crash is 3rd fatal one tied to air medical service

The company that owns the medical transport aircraft that crashed in northern Nevada last week, killing all five people aboard, has been tied to two other fatal crashes in the last four years

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Authorities are investigating seven runway incursions which have happened in 2023

Investigations across the U.S. are piling up as the Federal Aviation Administration has already classified some incidents as having "significant potential for collision".

Fortune · Mar 3, 2023

NTSB: Key tank car part melted after Ohio train derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board says the fire in last month’s Ohio train derailment melted a key part of the tank cars filled with toxic chemicals

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Nevada plane that killed five broke apart mid-air before crash

‘This is like a three dimensional puzzle,’ senior crash investigator says. ‘It’s harder when you don’t have the pieces all in one place’

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Around 45,000 animals die after train derails and releases deadly toxic chemicals

Health bosses have revealed thousands of aquatic species have died and residents told to evacuate their homes after a train derailed, crashed and released toxic gas

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2023

Preliminary report offers new details about US train derailment

A report by the National Transportation Safety Board says the train’s crew received an alert just before the crash.

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2023

Cause of Ohio train crash that sparked toxic chemical spill disaster identified

The report from National Transportation Safety Board sheds some light on what led to the catastrophic train derailment that led to toxic chemicals being released into the environment

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023