NTSB News Updates

OMAHA, Neb. — A new federal rule aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately.

WASHINGTON — This month, the National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to approve its investigative findings about a freight train derailment​ last year in East Palestine, Ohio.

The Senate recently confirmed Jennifer Homendy to continue to lead the National Transportation Safety Board.

The nomination of Jennifer Homendy to continue leading the National Transportation Safety Board awaits a vote in the Senate.

A vote on the nomination of Jennifer Homendy to continue her term as chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board is on a Senate panel’s calendar.

Federal investigators looking into what caused a ship to crash into a vital Baltimore bridge last month are homing in on the vessel’s electrical system, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said.

Three Norfolk Southern trains were involved in a collision and derailment the morning of March 2 in Lower Saucon Township, Pa.

Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge should have been shut down years before its 2022 collapse that injured several commuters, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said Feb. 21.

Confirmation votes for National Transportation Safety Board nominees J. Todd Inman and Alvin Brown are on the Senate’s radar.

U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunken or impaired driving.