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NTSB report on NS rear-end collision urges FRA to finish research on patching hole in PTC
The probable cause of a rear-end collision between two Norfolk Southern freight trains near Easton, Pa., last year — an ...
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Four Wisconsinites Die in Plane Crash
A Cessna C180G airplane crashed in a field in Trilla, IL, after hitting power lines on April 19, according to the National ...
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NTSB releases preliminary report on California switching fatality
The conductor of a contract switching operator at BNSF Railway’s auto distribution facility in Richmond, Calif., was killed ...
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State to consider short-, long-term solutions to protect Bay Bridge from catastrophic ship strikes
State transportation officials said they are working on strategies to protect the two bridges over the Chesapeake Bay ...
Newport’s Pell Bridge begins vulnerability assessment, as recommended for dozens of US bridges after Baltimore collapse
The bridge is among 68 nationwide - including Boston’s Tobin Bridge and Cape Cod’s Borne and Sagamore bridges - that do not ...
Maryland Transportation Authority announces plans to improve safety on Bay Bridge
Maryland authorities are beginning a new phase of their plan to improve the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. In a statement released Monday, the Maryland Transportation Authority detailed these early plans as ...
Newly released analysis determines Maryland bridges do not meet risk threshold standards
In response to a critique from the NTSB, the Maryland Transportation Authority is revealing plans for safety measures to ...
Is the Newport Bridge at risk of a vessel strike? What's being done to find out
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has responded to a letter from the National Transportation Safety Board ...