WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the death of a Transtar Rail employee in Fairfield, Ala., the agency said in a social media post today.
No details on the incident were immediately available; Trains News Wire has asked Transtar for more information and will provide updates as information becomes available.
Transtar, which operates seven railroads serving U.S. Steel facilities, was sold by the steelmaker to Fortress Transportation in 2021 [see “U.S. Steel to sell …,” Trains News Wire, June 9, 2021]. Its Fairfield Southern provides in-plant rail service for U.S. Steel’s Fairfield Works, located approximately 10 miles west of Birmingham. The facility includes both steelmaking and finishing operations.
