Concluding its investigation of a 2008 Metrolink fatal train crash in Chatsworth (CA), the National Transportation Safety Board recommended requiring audio and image recorders in all locomotive cabs. The investigation determined that the train operator failed to respond to a red signal because he was texting. “For the transportation industry, this accident demonstrates that we must find a way to wrap our arms around the pervasive problem of transportation operators using wireless devices while on the job, whether that job is driving a bus, flying an airplane, or operating a train,” said NTSB chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman. The agency also determined that the lack of a positive train control system contributed to the accident. Link to press release from NTSB.
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