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Chairman Hersman announces a slight drop in 2011 transportation fatalities in the US.  The NTSB released preliminary figures that indicate that overall transportation fatalities decreased from 35,043 in 2010 to 34,434 in 2011. Chairman Hersman announces a slight drop in 2011 transportation fatalities in the US. The NTSB released preliminary figures that indicate that overall transportation fatalities decreased from 35,043 in 2010 to 34,434 in 2011. Read the press release

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Public Hearing: Railroad Accident Investigation Involving Two Freight Trains
2/26/2013

Forum: Positive Train Control Systems
2/27/2013

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Board member and staff remarks concerning transportation safety:

Chairman Deborah Hersman
Vice Chairman Christopher Hart
Member Robert Sumwalt
Member Mark R. Rosekind
Member Earl F. Weener

Beverley Drake, a senior aviation accident analyst at the NTSB and Shamicka Fulson, a strategic planner for the NTSB volunteered their services on Feb. 10 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC to celebrate African American Pioneers, Heritage Family Days Series. The event celebrated the many accomplishments of African Americans in the fields of aviation and space exploration.

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Beverley Drake, a senior aviation accident analyst at the NTSB and Shamicka Fulson, a strategic planner for the NTSB volunteered their services on Feb. 10 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC to celebrate African American Pioneers, "Heritage Family Days Series." The event celebrated the many accomplishments of African Americans in the fields of aviation and space exploration.