Three trains collide in the NetherlandsSeptember 24th, 2009 AMSTERDAM - Several people were injured as two cargo trains collided and hit a passenger train near Rotterdam Thursday night, according to Dutch police. Police said "there were relatively few injured" after the two cargo trains collided at about 10.30 p.m.
San Francisco rail system to implement new safety measures after 2 crashesAugust 11th, 2009 New safety measures pushed after 2 Calif. crashesSAN FRANCISCO —A transportation agency says it's implementing new safety measures after two major crashes within three weeks.
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's chief operating officer turns in resignationAugust 5th, 2009 Muni's chief operating officer gives resignationSAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's chief operating officer is stepping down after two high-profile crashes involving Muni trains. Kenneth McDonald turned in his resignation Tuesday, saying his last day on the job would be Oct.
Street cars, SUV collide on busy San Francisco street, injuring 6 and delaying commutersAugust 4th, 2009 Street cars, SUV collide in San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO — Another light rail accident along San Francisco's transportation system is delaying commuters on the city's busy Market Street. Officials say six people were injured in the crash, which involved two historic San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency street cars and an SUV at around 5:45 p.m.
Federal data say injuries have increased on SF passenger trains in recent yearsJuly 23rd, 2009 Feds say injuries have increased on SF trainsSAN FRANCISCO — The passenger injury rate on light-rail trains in San Francisco has steadily increased since 2003 — a trend that seems likely to continue after a weekend crash that injured 48 people. Accidents involving San Francisco Municipal Railway trains injured 21 passengers in 2003.
NTSB: No mechanical failures found in light-rail accident that injured dozens in San FranciscoJuly 22nd, 2009 NTSB: Human error eyed as cause of SF train crashSAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators say they are focusing on human error as the cause of a light-rail train crash in San Francisco that injured dozens of people after finding no indication of mechanical or systems failures. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the operator of the San Francisco Municipal Railway train in Saturday's collision told investigators he blacked out before the crash.
Union: SF train operator blacked out before crash, drivers pressured to speed up trainsJuly 20th, 2009 Union: SF train operator blacked out before crashSAN FRANCISCO — A light-rail operator blacked out just before his train crashed into a parked train, injuring dozens of passengers, the president of San Francisco's transit workers union said Monday. Union president Irwin Lum told The Associated Press a "medical condition" was to blame for the driver's loss of consciousness.
60 injured in US light-rail collisionJuly 19th, 2009 WASINGTON - At least 60 people were injured when two light-rail trains collided at a station in San Francisco Saturday, local media reported. One train slammed into the back of another train standing at a platform at about 3 p.m., the CBS 5 television news reported.
Authorities to look at mechanical, human error in San Francisco rail crash that injured dozensJuly 19th, 2009 Probe begins in Calif. rail crash that hurt dozensSAN FRANCISCO — Authorities are investigating mechanical and human errors as possible causes of a collision between two San Francisco light-rail trains that has left several dozen people injured.
NTSB sends 2 investigators to probe cause of San Francisco rail crash that injured dozensJuly 19th, 2009 NTSB investigators to probe SF light rail crashSAN FRANCISCO — Two investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were helping San Francisco officials on Sunday determine the cause of a collision between two light-rail trains that left dozens of people injured. The Los Angeles-based investigators will work with transit officials to interview the train drivers, passengers and witnesses, said NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson.
Dozens hurt when San Francisco light-rail train rear-ends anotherJuly 19th, 2009 Dozens injured in San Francisco light-rail crashSAN FRANCISCO — A light-rail train crashed into the rear of another train at a San Francisco boarding platform Saturday, injuring at least 48 people, authorities said. The injured were treated at hospitals — four of them with what appeared to be severe injuries — after the Municipal Railway L train rear-ended the K train, also light-rail, about 2:30 p.m.
Trains roll on Seattle light rail line, planning for up to 50,000 first-day ridersJuly 18th, 2009 Trains roll on Seattle light rail lineSEATTLE — Thousands of people enjoyed free rides Saturday on the first day of service for Seattle's new light rail line. After more than four decades of political wrangling and financial struggles that ran transit rail plans for Seattle off the tracks, trains are finally running.
Trains set to roll on Seattle light rail line, planning for up to 50,000 first-day ridersJuly 18th, 2009 Seattle light rail line debutsSEATTLE — A new light rail line is set to debut in Seattle. The 13.9-mile Link route between downtown Seattle and the south Seattle suburb of Tukwila opens Saturday.
Metro transit trains collide during rush hour near the D.C.-Maryland border, killing 4June 23rd, 2009 Metro trains collide near D.C., killing at least 4WASHINGTON — The mayor of Washington, D.C., says four people are dead after a collision between two transit trains. Mayor Adrian Fenty says that would make it the deadliest accident in the history of the Metro train system.
Recent commuter train accidents in the USJune 23rd, 2009 Recent commuter train accidents in the USRecent commuter train accidents in the United States:
—June 4, 2009: A light rail train and a city bus collide in downtown Phoenix, slightly injuring several passengers. —May 8, 2009: A trolley rear-ends another trolley that is stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston, injuring about 50 people.
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July 19th, 2009 at 3:10 am
These people running the show know that they could have prevented this with simple secondary warning technology. Human Error is 95% of the problem for all these accidents but yet we promote more training or pie in the sky “positive train control” which is unaffordable for agencies. In January 2008 the NTSB got it right and called out for secondary warning technology to be implemented by the agencies (layering of safety with simple affordable technology). Some have listened but some continue to resist namely BART, SACRT, WMATA, NYCT, LIRR, NJ Transit and Miami-Dade. What are the results? Those agencies that have taken the advise of the NTSB have had Zero deaths. Those that have not as named above have all had several fatalities with Trains Colliding with Trains or Track Workers.
Solution: Make it a requirement for the Safety Directors of these Agencies to make the visit to the families and “Knock on the Door”. We would see a big change in direction.!!!!