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"Moving Forward After the NTSB Report: Making Metro a Safety Leader" PDF Print

On Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in room 2203 of the Rayburn House Office Building the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “Moving Forward After the NTSB Report: Making Metro a Safety Leader.” 

The purpose of the upcoming hearing is to explore the safety findings and recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) recently issued Railroad Accident Report on the June 22, 2009 Metrorail collision. In addition, the hearing will discuss the steps the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has taken to address the NTSB’s conclusions.

To watch a webcast of the hearing, click here

The witness scheduled to testify are:

Deborah A. P. Hersman

Chairman

National Transportation Safety Board

Catherine Hudgins

Board of Directors, First Vice Chairman

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Richard Sarles

Interim General Manager

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Matthew Bassett

Chair

Tri-state Oversight Committee

Anthony W. Garland

Recording Secretary/Local 689 Safety Officer

Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 689

Francis DeBernardo

Chair

Riders’ Advisory Council

 

Documents and Links

 


Statement of Chairman Stephen F. Lynch

Prepared testimony of Matthew Bassett

Prepared testimony of Francis DeBernardo

Prepared testimony of Anthony Garland

Prepared testimony of Deborah A. P. Hersman

Prepared testimony of Catherine Hudgins

Prepared testimony of Richard Sarles

 

 

 


 

 

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