Federal Safety Officials Launch Probe into Chicago Commuter Train Crash November 20, 2023 CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed...
NTSB Begins Investigation of Deadly Ohio Bus Crash Involving High School Students November 16, 2023 ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work Wednesday at the scene of...
After Deadly Nevada Crash, NTSB Wants Cars to Warn Drivers if They`re Speeding November 16, 2023 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) — Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they...
Railroad Braking System Needs Improvement to Prevent More Derailments, Safety Board Says November 3, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better...
Four Years After Fire Killed 34 People off Calif. Coast, Captain`s Trial Begins October 25, 2023 By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES (AP) — By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire,...
Pilot Error, Training Issues Were Factors in Alaska Crash that Killed Czech Billionaire, Report Says September 29, 2023 By Becky Bohrer and Mark Thiessen JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire...
Infrequent Inspection of Fan Blades Led to United Jet Engine Failure in 2021, NTSB Says September 11, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — An engine on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and...
Norfolk Southern Changes Policy on Overheated Bearings, Months After Ohio Derailment August 2, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the...
Montana Train Derailment Report Renews Calls for Automated Systems July 31, 2023 By Josh Funk and Sam Metz Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could...
NTSB Looking at Risk Parked Semis Posed to Greyhound Bus in Fatal Illinois Accident July 25, 2023 By Jim Salter and Helen Hollingsworth ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had...