Mark Rosenker
Mark Rosenker
Mark Rosenker is an American aviation official who served as the 11th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Boardfrom August 2006 through August 2008. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Chairman Rosenker was renominated by President Bush for a second term as Chair and was going through the Senate confirmation process which basically ended when President Obama was elected in November 2008. He served as acting chair starting in March 2005...
areas attention believe conditions immediate months nation needs several since weather winter
We believe this recommendation needs the immediate attention of the FAA since we will be experiencing winter weather conditions in many areas of our nation for several more months to come.
learn top using vessel virtually
We're going to learn a lot by using this vessel. The top of the vessel is virtually identical, and the hull is identical. That will be enough to give us what we need to know.
human looking
We'll be looking at operations. We'll be looking at human factors.
air believe brakes drivers equipped operated rock therefore training vehicles
We believe that more than 500,000 vehicles equipped with air brakes may be operated by drivers who, like the Glen Rock driver, have no air brake training and therefore may not be able to operate their vehicles safely.
appears crack extend fatigue location majority seen trying
We've seen fatigue. We don't know why that fatigue appeared. That is what we're trying to determine. This crack appears to extend through a majority of the spar at the location of the separation.
slower supposed train
The train should have been slower we believe, when it made that crossover, that would be the way it was supposed to operate.
looking
We'll be looking at everything in this investigation. Nothing is off the table.
consequences fires potential
The potential consequences of these fires can be catastrophic.