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NTSB Focusing on Wheel Bearings Following Train Derailment

February 23, 2023 The Center Square

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Thursday morning it found a wheel bearing nearing failure moments before a Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

NTSB Continues to Probe East Palestine Derailment

February 15, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NTSB said it continues to investigate the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Reports: Several Killed, Dozens Injured in Missouri Amtrak Wreck

June 27, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Several people were apparently killed and dozens injured after a Chicago-bound Amtrak train crashed into a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, on Monday, June 27, 2022.

Three Killed in Amtrak Derailment in Montana

September 26, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Three people were killed when an Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Seattle derailed in Montana.

A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org

Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

NTSB: Screen Safety-Sensitive Railroad Personnel for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

February 7, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

So-called “safety-sensitive” railroad personnel should be screened for obstructive sleep apnea, and technology such as positive train control should be used in terminal stations to improve the safety of operations, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a new ruling.

NTSB Focusing on Wheel Bearings Following Train Derailment

NTSB Continues to Probe East Palestine Derailment

Reports: Several Killed, Dozens Injured in Missouri Amtrak Wreck

Three Killed in Amtrak Derailment in Montana

NTSB: Screen Safety-Sensitive Railroad Personnel for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Two Killed After Amtrak-CSX Train Crash

NTSB: Engineer Lost Track of Location Before Deadly Washington Crash

N.J. Transit Train Accelerated Before Hoboken Crash, NTSB Says

WMATA Releases Final SafeTrack Plan