In all, the NTSB issued 26 new safety recommendations and reiterated three existing safety recommendations in the report.
Red Line recovery work is expected to continue through the summer to gradually restore impacted portions of the Red Line to full service.
Will fund a variety of rail crossing safety and trespass prevention public education projects in conjunction with OLI's Rail Safety Week.
Investigators interviewed the engineer and the qualifying conductor, who were in the lead locomotive during the accident trip.
Multiple cars of a train on the Red Line crashed off the tracks near the Farragut North station. No one was hurt, but the accident startled dozens of passengers.
Officials have been unable to interview the engineer, or the other crew member who was in the lead locomotive, because of their injuries sustained in the crash, according to a preliminary report that was released.
Inward-facing video with audio captured the crew’s actions and their conversations.
The Shinkansen rail network labeled it as the “first serious incident” in 40 years.
At least three people were killed and about 100 were injured. Officials also report that PTC was not activated on the train.
The Amtrak train, which operates between Seattle and Portland, had just begun using a new high-speed route Monday morning.
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