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Wrong Way Crash Combat: National Transportation Safety Board Takes Action

It’s a growing problem in Maryland and across the country. Drivers who get on the road going the wrong way causing horrendous head-on car crashes. WJZ investigates a problem so bad the National Transportation Safety Board is taking action.

2013/05/09

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report Of Ellicott City Train Derailment; Cause Yet Undetermined

Federal investigators issue a preliminary report into last month’s Ellicott City train derailment.

2012/09/05

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NTSB Now Says Ellicott City Train Derailment Happened Late Monday Night

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revised some information on the train derailment in Ellicott City based on its investigation at the scene.

2012/08/24

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New Law: Feds To Regulate Urban Transit Systems

Officials are set to discuss the elements of the first-ever federal safety standards for rail
transit systems. President Barack Obama signed a law earlier this month that calls for the establishment of such standards.

2012/07/16

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NTSB Seeks Safety Improvements As Victims’ Families Mark Metro Crash Anniversary

Nine dead, eighty injured. Three years ago today, the worst accident in Washington D.C. Metro history happened.

2012/06/22

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Metro Improves Safety 3 Years After Deadly Crash

Metro watchdog groups say the transit system is safer than it was three years ago when nine people were killed in a crash, but there’s room for improvement.

2012/06/22

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Metro Worker Struck By Train At Rail Yard

A Metro transit employee has been struck by a train at a rail yard in suburban Maryland.

2012/05/29

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Metro Crash Victims To Be Honored With Plaque

The nine people killed in a Metrorail crash in June 2009 in northeast Washington will be honored with a plaque near the crash site next month.

2012/05/11

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Air Show Safety Under Scrutiny After Two Fatal Crashes

Two deadly crashes within a matter of hours are raising concerns about the safety of air shows.

2011/09/19

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Some Metro Workers Logging Major Overtime

Some Metro employees are logging so much overtime that they are essentially working a second full-time job.

2011/05/09

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Michelle Obama’s Plane Flew Closer To Big Jet

Safety investigators say a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama this week came closer to a big military cargo jet than previously reported.

2011/04/22

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NTSB Investigates Aborted Landing Of Obama Plane

The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the aborted landing of a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama earlier this week.

2011/04/20

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