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NTSB: SUV driver caused car-train collision

July 27, 2017
An SUV driver’s actions are the probable cause of a deadly 2015 collision between the SUV and a Metro-North commuter train at a grade crossing in Valhalla, New York, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found Tuesday.
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Railroad worker struck by train

June 19, 2017
An employee of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) was struck and killed by a train Saturday west of Queens Village station.
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Safety training of Canadian rail workers needs to improve, says union

February 21, 2017
The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomed the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's report on a 2015 CN Rail train derailment near Gogama, Ont., but also called for additional rail safety measures.
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NTSB opens docket for 2015 Metrolink accident

August 30, 2016
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened the public docket Monday, as part of its ongoing investigation of a 2015 Oxnard, California, Metrolink commuter train accident.
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NTSB reveals cause of deadly D.C. train accident

WMATA failed to follow its own safety rules
May 4, 2016
A short circuit on Washington’s Metrorail system that caused thick smoke to fill a stranded train, killing one passenger and injuring 91 people on Jan. 12, 2015, was the result of WMATA failing to follow its own safety procedures and inadequate safety oversight by the Tri-State Oversight Committee and the Federal Transit Administration, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Feds collect record level of penalties for rail safety violations

January 21, 2016
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) says stepped-up enforcement of railroad safety regulations led to the highest-ever civil penalty collection rate in the agency’s 50-year history.
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Safety gets delayed (again)

Rail lines get 3-5 years to install new braking system
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Dave Johnson
December 2, 2015

Congress in October gave the nation’s railroads three more years, and possibly up to five, to install a mandated safety system that would automatically slow trains running at unsafe speeds, and which safety experts say could have prevented May’s fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.


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China's unease over safety standards:Deja vu all over again

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Dave Johnson
August 10, 2011
The deadly train wreck in eastern China in late July has provoked public outrage in the country.


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