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Posted by Broadway Lion on Sun Sep 5 10:14:59 2010, in response to Re: Helena Williams former LIRR president ??, posted by Terrapin Station on Sat Sep 4 23:53:39 2010. ALL of those posts are of NTSB investigations into an employee death by train.NTSB *does* investigate employee deaths. What it does not *appear* to investigate is trespasser deaths or MVCs at grade crossings unless there are other interesting (to them) facts that require their attention for the safety of the public. I have checked the NTSB website and as far as railroads are concerned: "The Safety Board investigates many railroad accidents, including freight train collisions and derailments; however, it places special emphasis on train accidents that involve the traveling public, such as passenger train and rail rapid transit accidents. The Board’s criteria for investigating a railroad accident include accidents involving a fatality or substantial damage. As a result of railroad accident investigations, the Board issues safety recommendations to agencies such as the FRA, the FTA, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), state regulatory agencies, rapid transit agencies, trade associations, and common carriers. Safety studies in the rail mode have examined areas such as the transportation of hazardous materials and rapid transit systems." NTSB decides what they will investigate. Employee deaths appear to be among these as evidenced by the list of separate reports cited to you. Trespassers and grade crossings appear to be of less interest to them unless there are other circumstances involved i.e. a school bus or issues of highway alignments, MERTA taking out 15 cars at once, and major damage to the train. Things like that. LION is still waiting. 
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