Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Pilot Error; Poor Training Blamed In Colgan Air Flight 3407 Crash

  Brett Emison | February 05, 2010 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The NTSB has issued its findings about what caused Colgan Air Flight 3407 to crash a year ago outside Buffalo, New York. Several sources, including this one, have reported on the NTSB's findings,...

• Woman Killed In Gulfport, Mississippi Train Crash

  Brett Emison | January 23, 2010 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  ABC News affiliate, WLOX in Biloxi, Mississippi; and the SunHerald have reported that a Long Beach woman was killed Friday night when her vehicle was struck by a train at a railroad...

• Safety Lacking At Regional Airlines: Poor Training, Maintenance and Oversight

  Brett Emison | January 03, 2010 11:43 AM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Last week, I commented on a an article from The Buffalo News, whose investigation found that many pilots at smaller regional airlines are dangerously undertrained. This post has generated a spirited...

• Is There A Pilot On Board? Training Found Lacking At Many Regional Airlines

  Brett Emison | December 28, 2009 11:22 AM | 11 CommentsKansas City, MO

  A Buffalo News investigation found that many pilots at smaller regional airlines are dangerously undertrained... and in some cases, untrained completely. Training for pilots varies widely,...

• UPDATE: Father Talks About Losing Wife, Son In NC Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 28, 2009 10:59 AM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO

  CBS News affiliate, WRAL, has reported that Michael Lindsay-Calkins, who lost his wife and child in a tragic train collision, has spoken publicly about the train crash. ...

• UPDATE: Railroad Warned Before Deadly North Carolina Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Newsobserver.com has reported that Norfolk Souther railroad company had received 11 calls reporting problems with the railroad crossing where a young mother and her 5-year-old son were killed by an...

• UPDATE: North Carolina To Review Railroad Crossing Safety After Deadly Train Crashes

  Brett Emison | December 24, 2009 8:41 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  NBC affiliate WNCN has reported that North Carolina officials will re-examine railroad crossing safety across the state after two deadly railroad crossing accidents -- one in Durham, NC and another...

• Malfunctioning Railroad Crossing Signals Cause Deadly North Carolina Train Crash

  Brett Emison | December 23, 2009 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Several sources -- including the Associated Press, The Herald-Sun, and Fox News -- have reported that there has been another deadly Amtrak train crash in North Carolina. EFLAND -- Safety...

• UPDATE: Police Investigate Levasy, MO Train Crash That Injured Pregnant Woman

  Brett Emison | December 22, 2009 11:50 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Examiner has reported that police are attempting to reconstruct a Levasy, Missouri train crash that severely injured a pregnant woman and her husband. Eastern Jackson County, MO...

• UPDATE: Pregnant Woman Hit In Train Crash Gives Birth

  Brett Emison | December 20, 2009 11:04 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  UPDATE: NBC News affiliate KSHB has reported that the pregnant woman critically injured in a Levasy, Missouri train crash has given birth. You can read my initial report of this story...