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Passengers question role of human error in CTA Yellow Line crash

Passengers ask why a snow plow was on an active track. A transportation expert wonders how the CTA didn’t know stopping distances. Thirty-eight people were injured.

Chicago Sun-Times

NTSB investigators focus on `design problem' with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash

Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system

The Independent UK

Federal safety officials launch probe into Chicago commuter train crash

Federal safety officials have started an investigation into a Chicago commuter train crash that left almost 40 people injured

The Independent UK

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Feds Want Automakers To Install Anti-Speeding Devices In Cars

It’s just a recommendation for now.

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NTSB at scene of deadly Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students

A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured

The Independent UK

Top US accident investigator says close calls between planes show that aviation is under stress

The nation’s top accident investigator says a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a clear warning sign that aviation is under stress

The Independent UK

Lawmakers and Unions Defend Burdensome Airline Regulations With Bogus Statistics

The world's largest union of pilots says this requirement is necessary for safety and not unduly burdensome, but its data are misleadingly cherry-picked.

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NTSB chair says new locomotive camera rule is flawed because it excludes freight railroads

Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives

The Independent UK

Washington seaplane crash that killed 10 was caused by one single component

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year

The Independent UK

Failure of single component caused Washington seaplane crash that killed 10, NTSB says

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year

The Independent UK

Railroad unions want scrutiny of remote control trains after death of worker in Ohio railyard

Most of the reaction to the death of a rail worker who mistakenly stepped in front of two CSX locomotives last month has focused on whether the 19-year veteran should have seen the train coming

The Independent UK

Father, two children and two others killed in toxic tanker crash in Illinois are named

The crash and the subsequent anhydrous ammonia leak led to the deaths of five people on Friday night

The Independent UK

Fatal 2021 jet crash was likely caused by parking brake left on during takeoff, NTSB says

The National Transportation Safety Board says a small jet in a crash that killed four people in 2021 was going slower than usual as it took off because the pilot had left a parking brake on

The Independent UK

Pilot error, training issues were factors in Alaska crash that killed Czech billionaire, report says

Federal transportation investigators say the probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions

The Independent UK

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Band director and chaperone identified as two killed in New York marching band bus crash

The accident in upstate New York is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board

The Independent UK

Veteran California pilots racing in Reno killed in mid-air crash shortly after first-second finish

Officials say two veteran California pilots were killed when their World War II-era planes collided in mid-air after completing a race and preparing to land over the weekend at the National Championship Air Races north of Reno

The Independent UK

Federal investigators subpoena Pennsylvania agency for records related to chocolate plant explosion

Federal safety investigators have issued a subpoena to Pennsylvania’s public utility regulator for documents related to a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory

The Independent UK

New rules for repurposed WWII-era duck boats aim to improve safety on 16 in use after drownings

Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions

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The Independent UK

Infrequent inspection of fan blades led to a United jet engine breaking up in 2021, report says

Investigators say one of the engines on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that wasn't adequately inspected for signs of cracking

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A fatal Ohio crash has some asking why most school buses still don't have seat belts

Several states now require lap-and-shoulder belts on all new school buses purchased. But most states have no such requirement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tesla allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods and US regulators have questions

The government has been investigating Autopilot for crashing into emergency vehicles parked on freeways, as well as hitting motorcycles and crossing tractor-trailers.

The Independent UK

Investigators reveal why plane plummeted to just above ocean’s surface last year

Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December

The Independent UK

Private jet came within 100 feet of crashing into Southwest Airlines plane in San Diego, authorities say

The Cessna passed over the top of the Southwest airplane by about 100 feet

The Independent UK

Investigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean's surface

Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December

The Independent UK

A Learjet pilot thought he was cleared to take off. He wasn't. Luckily, JetBlue pilots saw him

Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue plane to cancel its landing at the last second

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