Federal safety panel offers cause of fatal Boston trolley collision last year

July 31st, 2009 Report: 2 preliminary bids placed for Boston GlobeBOSTON — The Boston Globe is reporting that two Boston groups have submitted preliminary bids to buy the newspaper. Citing unnamed people with knowledge of the offers, the Globe reported Friday that the bids were submitted Thursday, meeting a deadline set by its owner, The New York Times Co.

July 14th, 2009 Sleep disorder likely factor in trolley crashWASHINGTON — A federal safety panel said Tuesday that the trolley operator who died after her train rammed another trolley in a Boston crash last year had ignored a red stop signal, likely because she suffered from an undiagnosed sleep disorder that caused her to briefly fall asleep. The finding came in the National Transportation Safety Board's final report on the May 2008 collision in suburban Newton, Mass.

July 14th, 2009 NTSB: Fatal Boston trolley crash preventableWASHINGTON — Investigators said Tuesday a fatal Boston trolley crash in May 2008 could have been prevented if an automated train control system had been in place. Trolley operator Terrese Edmonds, 24, died after her train sped through a red stop signal and rammed another in a crash in suburban Newton, Mass., that also injured seven passengers on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line.

July 1st, 2009 Panel set to rule on Quecreek Mine finesWASHINGTON — A federal panel is deciding whether a judge fairly assessed $110,000 in fines against two companies cited for negligence in an accident at Pennsylvania's Quecreek Mine that trapped nine coal miners underground for 77 hours before their dramatic rescue. The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission's decision is expected Wednesday on challenges to the fines from PBS Coals Inc.

June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Six people were killed and about 70 injured when two subway metro trains collided here during the late afternoon rush hour Monday, authorities said. The above-ground collision occurred about 5 p.m.

June 23rd, 2009 Third recent subway or commuter rail hits big cityWASHINGTON — For the third time in nine months, a major subway or commuter rail crash occurred in a big city. Until last September, rail systems — much like their airline counterparts — were cruising with far fewer accidents than in previous years and decades.

May 19th, 2009 BHOPAL - At least nine people, including seven children, were killed and 20 injured when the tractor trolley they were travelling in overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district, police said Tuesday. 'The accident took place late Monday in Nanhi Tekri locality when the driver lost balance while negotiating a turn and the tractor trolley overturned,' said an official of Bodera police station.

May 9th, 2009 Trolleys crash in Boston; dozens of people hurtBOSTON — Two trolleys have crashed between underground stations in downtown Boston, and dozens of people are reported injured. But Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spokesman Joe Pesaturo says none of the injuries appears to be life-threatening.

May 9th, 2009 After crash, MA transit GM seeks operator cell banBOSTON — The head of the Boston-area transit authority says he'll ban all operators of trains and buses from even carrying a cell phone on board. That's after a conductor told police he was texting at the time of a trolley collison Friday.

May 9th, 2009 Trolleys collide in Boston; 46 people hurtBOSTON — A trolley rear-ended another trolley that was stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston on Friday night, injuring about 50 people, and one of the conductors told police he was texting at the time of the crash, officials said. About 100 people were evacuated, and 46 were taken to area hospitals, but officials said their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

April 18th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed when the tractor trolley they were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway-24 near here, police said. The incident occurred around Friday midnight near Bamheta locality of Ghaziabad.

March 2nd, 2009 AMRITSAR - One person was killed when the Amritsar bound Paschim Express late Sunday evening rammed into a tractor-trolley that was loaded with green chillies near here, the police said. According to the police, both the engine driver and the tractor driver were seriously injured in the accident and were taken to the hospital.

February 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - US aerospace products major Honeywell will equip the six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft the Indian Air Force (IAF) is acquiring with the military version of its traffic collision alerting system and other key safety devices worth $10 million, the company said Tuesday. 'Honeywell expects to deliver key aircraft systems that will enhance flight safety -including our aircraft collision avoidance system,' Honeywell vice president Vicki Panhuise said a day ahead of the opening of the seventh edition of the Aero India international air show here.

January 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least nine people were killed and 35 injured when a passenger train collided with a tractor-trolley and a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh early Sunday, a police official said. The accident took place near the Unchahar railway station in Rae Bareli district, some 40km from here.

January 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least 11 people were killed and 30 injured when a passenger train collided with a tractor-trolley and a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh early Sunday, a police official said. The accident took place near the Unchahar railway station in Rae Bareli district, some 40 km from here.