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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2010

Houston Metro buses in more than 1,000 crashes last year

Records show that of the 1,029 collisions documented, 338 were classified as preventable.

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Newsby StaffApril 28, 2010

Chairman Oberstar to receive rail safety award

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."

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2010

Report: Ariz. bus driving erratically before crash

The bus, with 22 people aboard, was heading from central Mexico to Los Angeles March 5 when it rear-ended a pick-up truck, veered across several lanes into the median and plunged into a ditch on Interstate 10 south of Phoenix.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2010

Metrolink employees object to personality profiling

The dispute sets up a potentially major labor-management clash.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2010

Broken drive shaft likely cause in Texas bus crash

The investigation into this week's accident, however, is not yet complete.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2010

Bus driver at fault in crash with Houston railcar

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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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2010

N.Y. jury awards bus crash victims $2.25M

The accident, which occurred in New York in 2005, killed four people.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2010

Report: D.C. Metro accident costs $25.5M

The detailed costs were submitted by the agency to the NTSB for its investigation into the accident.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2010

Houston Metro suspends driver

An operator for 10 years, Reginald Rideout has been involved in three accidents during his employment, two of which were minor, but deemed preventable, according to Houston Metro.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2010

NTSB extends D.C train crash investigation

The agenda will focus not only on the Metro accident investigation, but also the adequacy of state and federal oversight of rail transit systems, as well as the characteristics of high reliability organizations.

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