NTSB Chairman Debbie Hersman is interviewed on CNN at the site of the bridge collapse in Mt. Vernon, Washington.

NTSB Chairman Debbie Hersman is interviewed on CNN at the site of the bridge collapse in Mt. Vernon, Washington.

NTSB has launched a go-team to investigate the bridge collapse in Washington State.
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NTSB launched a go-team to investigate the collision of two freight trains under a highway overpass in Scott City, Mo., that caused the trains to derail and the overpass to partially collapse.

NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance Specialist Elias Kontanis searches through damaged rail car in Bridgeport, CT.

NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance Specialist Elias Kontanis searches through damaged rail car in Bridgeport, CT.

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Member Rosekind with TSB Canada officials

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Member Mark Rosekind met with Board Members from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada where they discussed transportation safety. From left to right: Ian S. MacKay, Kathy Fox, Member Rosekind, TSB Chair Wendy A. Tadros, John Clarkson and Joseph Hincke.

Speeches and Testimony

Board member and staff remarks concerning transportation safety:

Chairman Deborah Hersman
Vice Chairman Christopher Hart
Member Robert Sumwalt
Member Mark R. Rosekind
Member Earl F. Weener