METRO Briefs

Federal Rail Safety Chief Lauds Preventive, Reactive Measures

Recently appointed Associate Administrator for Rail Safety for the FRA Jo Strang talks about the introduction of crash energy management, reducing human errors and the changing landscape of U.S. rail safety.

NTSB issues report on Metra derailment in 2003

Board concludes that engineer was distracted and missed signal. It repeats call for positive train control.

NTSB releases report on coach crash

Weather, tires and roadway design contributed to crash that killed seven, agency says.

NTSB releases report on ’03 motorcoach crash

Road design, wet pavement and tire conditions factors in February 2003 motorcoach crash that killed seven.

Investigators: bus in fatal crash unfit for road

Cause of crash that killed 14 still undetermined.

Transportation fatalities up slightly in 2002

Transportation fatalities in the U.S. increased by 129 in 2002 to 45,098 with highway deaths accounting for virtually all of the total.

NTSB cites FMCSA failure to ensure safety of new motor carriers

Current FMCSA procedures potentially allows unsafe carriers to operate without oversight for over a year.

NTSB renames Office of Family Affairs

The office was renamed Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance to better describe services provided by the staff.