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22 Jul 2025

NTSB Releases Agenda for DCA Midair Collision Investigative Hearing

​​​WASHINGTON (July 22, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday released the agenda for the three-day investigative hearing…

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17 Jul 2025

Tow Collision with Moored Barges Results from Distracted, Fatigued Pilot…

​​​WASHINGTON (July 17, 2025) — A tow pilot’s distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the…

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17 Jul 2025

CSX Trainee's Fatal Fall Highlights Gaps in Rail Industry Safety, Training

​WASHINGTON (July 17, 2025) — On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board found that the 2023 death of a CSX conductor trainee was…

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