By William G. Jungbauer | Published November 14, 2013 | Posted in Railroad Employees | Tagged Tags: distracted driving, drowsy driving, fatigue, hours of service, train derailment | Leave a comment
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that the probable cause of a major train crash in Iowa was driver fatigue. The crash killed two train workers when a coal freighter barreled into a stationary train near Red Oak. The coal train’s conductor and engineer did not survive. The NTSB investigation revealed that both crewmembers Read More
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