NTSB wants railroads to use “fatigue science” when scheduling personnel
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a number of recommendations based on its investigation into a crash involving a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train.
In that March 24, 2014 incident – which occurred at 2:50 a.m., the train overran a bumping post and partially ascended an escalator at O’Hare Station after motorwoman Birttney Tysheka Haywood fell asleep at the controls.