Judge Forced To Make “Impossible Decisions” Regarding Metrolink Victims Due To Federal Damage Cap
(Los Angeles, California – July 14, 2011) Lamenting that, under federal law, a $200 million...
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At Least 11 Injured in Amtrak/Metra Collision at Union Station
(Chicago, Illinois – June 3, 2011) A departing Amtrak train and an arriving Metra train...
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History: The Great Teacher. Lessons of Railroad Crossing History
55th Anniversary of Eight-Fatality Crossing Accident Passes (Elyria, Ohio – May 20, 2011) It was...
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Louisiana PSC Calls Railroads to Task for Disregarding Crossing Safety
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana – May 16, 2011) Louisiana’s Public Service Commission summoned the 21 railroad...
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BNSF Train Wreck Kills Two Iowa Employees
(Red Oak, Iowa – April 18, 2011) Two BNSF railroad employees died about 7:00 A.M....
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Teen Who Lost Father In Chatsworth Train Collision Testifies Before Congress
(Washington, D.C., March 17, 2011) A 15-year-old whose father was among 25 people who were...
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Trucker Dies at Crossing with Erratic Crossing Signals
(Dunkirk, New York – Jan. 16, 2011) “On Wednesday morning, (Jan. 12) Texas tractor-trailer driver...
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Former NTSB chairman discusses fault for Metro tragedy
The tragic event in Washington D.C which took the lives of 9 respected citizens and injured 80 others has spawned much discussion over issues of rail safety and fault. One issue in particular which has aroused the public's curiosity (and indignation) is the fact that the NTSB recommended that Metro scrap its outdated cars - cars which include the train which derailed, killing so many - years before the tragedy. Metro did not act, and the public is left wondering why exactly a government agency with an annual budget of $10.3 billion makes safety recommendations which are not enforced.
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D.C. Metro crash: malfunctioning circuit?
The investigation into the Metro crash on Monday which killed 9 and injured 80 is still in its early stages, but certain clues are being found. Investigators now think that the train operator did apply an emergency brake approximately 400 feet prior to impact. Officials are investigating why the operator did not already know a train was stopped ahead. One of six circuits in the area around the crash which would alert the operator of track information such as upcoming trains and appropriate speeds seems to be functioning improperly. More investigation is underway.
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Tragedy in D.C. – Derailment kills 9
A tragic crash occurred yesterday as a Metro passenger train in Washington, D.C. ran into another train at high speeds. As of now, substantial facts are of yet to be reported - the rail cars were not outfitted with recording technology which would have recorded the speed of the train and any mechanical failures. For now, however, officials do not think that mechanical failure was the problem. The rear train rammed full speed into a stopped train in between the Takoma and Fort Totten stations in D.C.
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