NTSB urgent recommendation for redundant train-worker protection after BART deaths
S5 · 19 Oct 2013 · BART
Record
| Company | BART |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | regulatory |
| Date | 19 Oct 2013 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (fatality or catastrophic loss) |
| Scale | systemwide recommendation |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
One month after the fatal automatic-mode train strike that killed two BART track workers, NTSB issued urgent safety recommendations to the Federal Transit Administration calling for redundant protection systems (e.g., positive train control or secondary warning devices) for workers on active track.
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Publisher: CBS News San Francisco · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
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| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2013 | NTSB urgent recommendation for redundant train-worker protection after BART deaths | CBS News San Francisco | CBS News San Francisco |
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