NTSB -- NTSB to Hold Board Meeting on Marine and Rail Accidents

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

April 17, 2012

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NTSB to Hold Board Meeting on Marine and Rail Accidents

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WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

will hold a Board meeting on April 24, 2012, to determine

the probable cause of the 2010 collision of the passenger

ferry the Andrew Barberi with the St. George Terminal,

Staten Island, New York, and another collision involving two

BNSF Railway trains in Red Oak, Iowa. The Board will also

consider proposed safety recommendations to prevent similar

accidents from occurring again.

The first item the Board will discuss is the May 8, 2010,

collision of the Andrew Barberi into the St. George terminal

shortly before the 244 passengers, who boarded the 310-foot

commuter ferry on the borough of Manhattan, were scheduled

to disembark at slip No. 5 at the Staten Island terminal.

As a result of the accident, three passengers were seriously

injured and more than 40 passengers and crew reported minor

injuries.

The second item being considered is the April 17, 2011,

collision of a BNSF Railway coal train into the rear end of

a standing BNSF Railway maintenance-of-the-way equipment

train near Red Oak, Iowa. The accident resulted in the

derailment of two locomotives and 12 cars. Both crewmembers

on the striking train were fatally injured.

To mark the one-year anniversary of the Red Oak rail

accident, in the NTSB's Safety Compass blog Chairman Herman

highlights issues to be discussed at next week's meeting.

Event: Board Meeting

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 9:30 am (EST)

Location: NTSB Board Room and Conference Center

429 L'Enfant Plaza, SW

Washington, DC

Participants: NTSB Board Members

NTSB Media Contacts:

Terry Williams (Andrew Barberi) terry.williams@xxxxxxxx

Keith Holloway (Red Oak) keith.holloway@xxxxxxxx

(202) 314-6100

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