NTSB - Macdona, Texas - Hearing Agenda

Collision of Union Pacific Railroad Freight Train MHOTU-23 and BNSF Railway Company Freight Train MEAPTUL-126D
Macdona, Texas
June 28, 2004

Public Hearing
April 26-27, 2005

Agenda

Opening Statement by the Chairman, Board of Inquiry

Board of Inquiry:

Honorable Richard F. Healing - Chairman, Board of Inquiry
Mr. Robert J. Chipkevich - Director, Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations
Dr. Vernon S. Ellingstad - Director, Office of Research and Engineering
Mr. James Rosenberg - Deputy Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Accomplishments

Hearing Officer:

Mr. Robert H. Trainor - Associate Director, Hazardous Materials - Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations

Technical Panel:

Mr. James Remines - Investigator-in-Charge, Railroad Division
Mr. Ronald Hynes - Associate Director, Railroad Division
Mr. George Cochran - Accident Investigator, Railroad Division
Dr. Gerald Weeks - Chief, Human Performance and Survival Factors Division
Dr. Eric Sager - Accident Investigator, Human Performance and Survival Factors Division
Dr. Jana Price - Transportation Research Analyst, Office of Research and Engineering

Public Information Officer:

Mr. Terry Williams - Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Public Affairs

Parties to the Hearing

Observers to the Hearing

Issues:

Carrier and employee participation in fatigue management
Crew management systems
Assessing employees reporting for duty
Supervising employee performance on duty
Drug and alcohol testing programs

Opening Statement by the Investigator-in-Charge
Presentation: PDF | PPT

Witnesses:

WITNESS #1:	Arturo O. Cadena Engineer of UP Train MHOTU-23
Questioned by:	Cochran, Sager

WITNESS #2:	Dennis Holland, Ph.D. UP Director of Occupational Health Psychology
Questioned by:	Weeks, Price

WITNESS #3:	Lee Roach UP Director of Regulatory Reporting and Compliance
Questioned by:	Sager, Weeks

WITNESS #4:	Michael Brazytis UP General Director Crew Management - Omaha
Questioned by:	Cochran, Hynes

WITNESS #5:	Ted Lewisa UP General Manager of Operating Practices
Questioned by:	Hynes, Remines

WITNESS #6:	Gary Davidson UP Former Superintendent, San Antonio Service Unit
Questioned by:	Hynes, Weeks

WITNESS #7:	John Dunn UTU Local Chairman
Questioned by:	Hynes, Remines

WITNESS #8:	Russell Elley BLET Local Chairman
Questioned by:	Hynes, Remines

WITNESS #9:	Shane Keller UP General Superintendent, San Antonio Service Unit
Questioned by:	Hynes, Weeks

WITNESS #10:	Nathan Wallace FRA inspector, Region 5
Questioned by:	Cochran, Remines

WITNESS #11:	Bonnie Murphy FRA Regional Administrator, Region 5
Questioned by:	Cochran, Remines

WITNESS #12:	Grady C. Cothen FRA, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development
Questioned by:	Hynes, Price

Closing Statement by the Chairman, Board of Inquiry

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