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The board's chairman, Peter Benjamin, who fired back at the NTSB, said the accident forced Metro to reevaluate itself and 'no longer rely on our history' and once strong safety record.
Read More →The operator, Gregory Clark, a 32-year Houston Metro veteran, failed an FTA-required drug and alcohol test following the accident.
Read More →Previous accidents, some of which killed employees, foreshadowed the 2009 Metrorail crash that killed nine people.
Read More →As the driver attended to the side door, while traveling about 70 mph on a divided highway, the vehicle drifted out of its lane. Had the vehicle been equipped with a lane departure warning system, the driver would have been alerted upon the initial drift from the driving lane.
Read More →The meeting's purpose will be to determine probable cause of the accident and to consider proposed safety recommendations to reduce the likelihood of future mishaps.
Read More →Records show that of the 1,029 collisions documented, 338 were classified as preventable.
Read More →Oberstar was the primary sponsor of the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008, which directed the Federal Railroad Administration to "make safety in railroad transportation the highest priority in carrying out its duties."
Read More →The dispute sets up a potentially major labor-management clash.
Read More →The investigation into this week's accident, however, is not yet complete.
Read More →The Houston Metro bus driver ran a red light, officials say. However, the driver insists that the light appeared to be green.
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