On November 14 of this year the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a "lack of a strong safety culture was at the heart" of an Amtrak accident that led to the death of two maintenance workers in Chester, PA last year. ...
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Earl Weener said the team will look at different areas of focus involved in the accident. They will also look into the operator of the Amtrak train -- including his/her health -- and also into the area where the crash happened in terms of the track and guard arms. Weener said they are...
February 23, 2023 Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed that the railroad track was bent along a curve near the accident site, and the problem got worse as freight trains traveled over the area before the crash. Details on … ...
"Our concerns are very focused on this grade crossing, the approach to the grade crossing and survivability after an accident." MORE: 3 dead, 2 injured after Amtrak train collides with car in California: Officials Homendy said she confirmed with the director of the Missouri Department of ...
The accident scene is about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northeast of Helena and about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the border with Canada. Liberty County sheriff’s dispatcher Starr Tyler told The Associated Press that three people died in the derailment. She did not have more details. ...
The study showing Tesla has the most fatalities used data starting in 2017 when Tesla had only about 200k cars on the road (today they produce 150k per month) it is highly subject to small sample size bias. More relevant is that in 2024 Tesla had the highest accident rate of major car...
“The public needs information and assurances on the safety of rail travel before the lengthy NTSB investigation on today’s accident, along with other ongoing NTSB investigations, such as last year’s Amtrak fatal derailment outside of Seattle, concludes,” Norton said in her press release. “...
Public Transit Blog-October 22, 2024 Press statement: Funding approved for the return of passenger rail in Mobile AmtrakPublic Transit Blog-August 6, 2024 City councilmembers in Mobile, Alabama have removed a barrier to passenger rail’s return in the Coastal South. Today, the City Council of...
The accident caused the lead engine to derail, and service is now suspended between Philadelphia and New York City.