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NTSB drops National Steel Car as party to NS derailment investigation
(Source: Progressive Railroading 04/19/2023) The National Transportation Safety Board announced April 17 it’s removing National Steel Car as a party to the investigation into a March 4 Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment near Springfield, Ohio. The NTSB said National Steel Car violated the terms of the agency’s party agreement by releasing investigative information that had not yet been fully vetted or…
Read MoreNS discovers loose wheel on certain rail cars; AAR issues safety advisory
(Source: Progressive Railroading 03/10/2023) Norfolk Southern Railway yesterday announced it determined an urgent safety issue related to a specific model of rail cars involved in the train derailment last week in Springfield, Ohio. During its cleanup of the site, the Class I determined that a model and series of rail cars had loose wheels, which could…
Read MoreBLET President Hall responds to rail safety recommendations proposed today by U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 21 — The following statement is from BLET National President Eddie Hall in response to recommendations released today by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg: Our members who work in the cabs of the nation’s train engines welcome efforts by the Department of Transportation designed to improve rail safety. In particular, we’re pleased to see the…
Read MoreBLET President Hall statement on NTSB’s preliminary report on the East Palestine derailment
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 23 — The following statement is from Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President Eddie Hall in response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report released today on the East Palestine, Ohio derailment: The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen has been assisting the National Transportation Safety Board…
Read MoreNTSB: Failed brake system led to fatal Wyoming train collision
(Source: Progressive Railroading 01/26/2021) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that an air brake failure caused a fatal collision between two Union Pacific Railroad trains in Granite Canyon, Wyoming, in 2018. In a report issued yesterday, the NTSB said the Oct. 4, 2018, collision occurred when the air brakes on an eastbound UP train failed while descending a hill.…
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