NTSB BOARD MEETING LOOKS AT 2002 BNSF, METROLINK COLLISION IN PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board Meeting Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at 9:30 a.m., at its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. Item to be discussed:

The Safety Board will look at the Tuesday, April 23, 2002 collision involving a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train and a Metrolink passenger train in Placentia, California. As a result of the accident, there were two fatalities, 22 serious injuries, and 162 persons were transported to the hospital. Damages were estimated at $4.8 million.

A mult-box is available for sound. This room is lighted for television.

Directions to Board Room: Front door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board room will be to your left.

Media Contact: Terry N. Williams, (202) 314-6100