By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the September 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash was caused when the train engineer ran a red light after being distracted while text messaging. read more Read more here:  Texting to blame for Chatsworth train...

By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the September 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash was caused when the train engineer ran a red light after being distracted while text messaging. The crash left 25 dead, including the engineer, Robert S a n c h...

Roads are dangerous even with out the added distractions. Read more: Prevent distracted driving (USA Today)

The 2008 Metrolink disaster in Chatsworth, now formally blamed on an engineer who was text messaging and ran a red light, has prompted federal safety investigators to call for installation of video surveillance cameras in all locomotive control cabs in the country. Read the original post: Video cameras...

The nationwide ban on texting by commercial truck and bus drivers announced Tuesday is big step forward in making our busy highways safer.The prohibition, which applies to drivers of interstate trucks more than 10,000 pounds and drivers of buses carrying more than eight passengers, makes it a crime to...

Texting Engineer LEARN MORE NTSB – Web site InjuryBoard Partner , Rick Shapiro , Northern Virginia/DC – Railroad Injury Lawyer / former head of the American Association for Justice Railroad Law section American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Rail Division InjuryBoard on state texting...

Texting Engineer LEARN MORE NTSB – Web site InjuryBoard Partner , Rick Shapiro , Northern Virginia/DC – Railroad Injury Lawyer / former head of the American Association for Justice Railroad Law section American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Rail Division InjuryBoard on state texting...

Three days after the National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report on the deadly 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink commuter rail crash, Union Pacific moved two electric diesel locomotives damaged in the accident out of Ventura County.One heavily damaged railroad engine, UP locomotive was stored...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the 2008 rail accident in Chatsworth, Calif., involving a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train, was caused by the Metrolink engineer’s prohibited use of a wireless device while he was operating the train. More...

Sixteen months after the Metrolink rail crash that killed 25 and injured 135 in Chatsworth, the National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the train engineer’s text-messaging was the primary cause of the crash.It was an astonishing fact that was reported within hours of the Sept. 12, 2008,...

Sixteen months after the Metrolink rail crash that killed 25 and injured 135 in Chatsworth, the National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the train engineer’s text-messaging was the primary cause of the crash.It was an astonishing fact that was reported within hours of the Sept. 12, 2008,...

Engineer Robert Sanchez’s prolific text messaging was “egregious,” safety panel chairwoman says. Federal safety officials called for railroads to install cameras and voice recorders in every locomotive cab in the nation as they publicly warned Thursday that cellphone texting by engineers...

Engineer Robert Sanchez’s prolific text messaging was “egregious,” safety panel chairwoman says. Federal safety officials called for railroads to install cameras and voice recorders in every locomotive cab in the nation as they publicly warned Thursday that cellphone texting by engineers...

Wrapping up a 16-month investigation into the deadly Chatsworth Metrolink crash, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report issued Thursday the collision was caused by the engineer running a red light while text-messaging See more here:  Feds fault engineer in Metrolink crash (Los...

The final report on the Metrolink train crash in Chatsworth blames an engineer sending text messages for the collision that killed 25 people. The report was released today at a National Transportation Board hearing in Washington, D.C. See the original post here: NTSB places Metrolink Chatsworth crash...

The final report on the Metrolink train crash in Chatsworth blames an engineer sending text messages for the collision that killed 25 people. The report was released today at a National Transportation Board hearing in Washington, D.C. The rest is here: NTSB places Metrolink Chatsworth crash blame on...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 16-month investigation into a deadly rail crash in California points to a commuter train engineer’s text messaging as the primary cause rather than malfunctioning signs along the track, safety officials indicated Thursday. More: NTSB Cites Engineer’s Texting in...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 16-month investigation into a deadly rail crash in California points to a commuter train engineer’s text messaging as the primary cause rather than malfunctioning signs along the track, safety officials indicated Thursday. Read more: NTSB Cites Engineer’s Texting...

Federal investigators today expanded on the reasoning behind their conclusion that a Metrolink engineer who, records show, had been text messaging ran a red light before the deadly 2008 collision in Chatsworth. Eyewitnesses maintained that the signal was green. Originally posted here: Investigators:...

Federal investigators today expanded on the reasoning behind their conclusion that a Metrolink engineer who, records show, had been text messaging ran a red light before the deadly 2008 collision in Chatsworth. Eyewitnesses maintained that the signal was green. Here is the original: Investigators: Light...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal investigators concluded in draft findings, presented on Thursday, that the Metrolink train in the 2008 Chatsworth disaster ran a red light and that the accident would not have occurred if the passenger train engineer had stopped as required, according to late breaking news...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal investigators concluded in draft findings, presented on Thursday, that the Metrolink train in the 2008 Chatsworth disaster ran a red light and that the accident would not have occurred if the passenger train engineer had stopped as required, according to late breaking news...

What’s Your Reaction? WASHINGTON — Federal safety officials expressed regret Thursday that it took a deadly train crash to push the nation to adopt technology that can stop passenger trains on course for a collision or derailment. Read more:  Metrolink Crash: Feds Conclude Train Ran Red Light...

What’s Your Reaction? WASHINGTON — Federal safety officials expressed regret Thursday that it took a deadly train crash to push the nation to adopt technology that can stop passenger trains on course for a collision or derailment. Original post:  Metrolink Crash: Feds Conclude Train Ran Red...

Federal investigators concluded in draft findings presented today in Washington that the Metrolink train in the 2008 Chatsworth disaster ran a red light and that the accident would not have occurred if the passenger train engineer had stopped as required. Originally posted here:  NTSB investigators...

Federal investigators concluded in draft findings presented today in Washington that the Metrolink train in the 2008 Chatsworth disaster ran a red light and that the accident would not have occurred if the passenger train engineer had stopped as required. Read more here:  NTSB investigators conclude...

WASHINGTON — A federal safety panel concluded Thursday the deadly train crash at Chatsworth nearly a year and a half ago was caused by a train engineer’s failure to stop at a red light because he was sending text messages on his cell phone and had become distracted. The National Transportation Safety...

WASHINGTON — A federal safety panel concluded Thursday the deadly train crash at Chatsworth nearly a year and a half ago was caused by a train engineer’s failure to stop at a red light because he was sending text messages on his cell phone and had become distracted. The National Transportation Safety...

Federal panel expected to determine probable cause of California train wreck that killed 25 See the original post here:  Federal panel to take up commuter train wreck (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)

Firefighters conducting the rescue operation after the crash | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to meet this morning to discuss and finalize an 18-month investigation into the causes that factored into the 2008 head-on crash between a Metrolink commuter...

A federal panel is wrapping up its 16-month investigation into a commuter train crash in a Los Angeles suburb that killed 25 people and injured at least 130. The National Transportation Safety Board will probably determine Thursday the probable cause of the… National Transportation Safety Board...

A federal panel is wrapping up its 16-month investigation into a commuter train crash in a Los Angeles suburb that killed 25 people and injured at least 130. The National Transportation Safety Board will probably determine Thursday the probable cause of the… National Transportation Safety Board...

A federal panel is wrapping up its 16-month investigation into a commuter train crash in a Los Angeles suburb that killed 25 people and injured at least 130. Here is the original: Federal panel to take up commuter train wreck (AP via Yahoo! News)

The engineer’s use of a cell phone has been widely publicized in connection with the head on collision between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, Calif., in September 2008. Â Jim Hall, who served as Chairman of the NTSB from 1994 to 2001, expressed concern...

As the National Transportation Safety Board drafts its conclusion on the Chatsworth collision, it must resolve eyewitness reports of a green light and technical evidence showing it was red. As federal authorities prepare to close out a 16-month investigation of the deadly Chatsworth Metrolink disaster,...

As the National Transportation Safety Board drafts its conclusion on the Chatsworth collision, it must resolve eyewitness reports of a green light and technical evidence showing it was red. As federal authorities prepare to close out a 16-month investigation of the deadly Chatsworth Metrolink disaster,...

On Sept. 12, 2008, at approximately 4:22 pm (PDT), Metrolink commuter train 111 collided with a Union Pacific freight train near Chatsworth, Calif. As a result of the head-on accident, there were 25 fatalities and numerous injuries. Here is the original post:  NTSB to meet on 2008 Metrolink crash (Metro...

The National Transportation Safety Board plans a public hearing in Washington D.C. later this week on the 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash. Thursday’s meeting will detail the NTSB’s final report on the incident, which happened on a fall afternoon a year-and-a-half ago. Excerpt from: Federal...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is close to releasing its findings on the probable cause of a Southern California commuter train crash that killed 25 people in 2008. The NTSB said Thursday it will hold a board meeting Jan. 21st to address a final report on the head-on collision...

The National Transportation Safety Board is close to releasing its findings on the probable cause of a Southern California commuter train crash that killed 25 people in 2008. Read more:  NTSB To Release Probable Cause Of Metrolink Crash (CBS 2 Los Angeles)