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...
Bodies of 4 Killed in Alaska Helicopter Crash Are Recovered from Lake July 25, 2023 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska search and rescue divers recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three scientists on...
Gas Leaked from Bad Fitting at Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory Where 7 Died in Blast, Report Says July 19, 2023 By Michael Rubinkam Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily...
Rail Union Says Virginia Derailment Renews Questions About Norfolk Southern’s Safety Practices July 10, 2023 By Josh Funk The union that represents locomotive engineers says a Thursday night coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk...
Norfolk Southern Says Other Companies Should Share Blame in Fiery Ohio Derailment July 7, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in...
Decisions Made After Fiery Ohio Train Derailment Being Examined at NTSB Hearing June 23, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The fire chiefs whose departments were the first on scene of February’s fiery train derailment in...
10,000 Bridges Similar to One that Collapsed Should Be Checked For Corrosion May 22, 2023 By Josh Funk Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges...