Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in East …
Jun 25, 2024 · NTSB investigators, speaking at an NTSB board meeting held Tuesday at East Palestine High School, said the decision by the local incident commander three days later to conduct a vent and burn of the contents of the tank cars carrying vinyl chloride monomer was based on incomplete and misleading information provided by Norfolk Southern officials ...
NTSB Releases Illustrated Digest of East Palestine Investigation …
Sep 30, 2024 · While the final report remains the NTSB’s definitive publication on the derailment, the digest highlights the depth and scope of the 16-month investigation. Screenshot from East Palestine Illustrated Digest (NTSB graphic by Jennifer Beatty)
NTSB Issues Investigative Update on Ohio Train Derailment
WASHINGTON (Feb. 14, 2023) — The NTSB investigation of the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is ongoing. On Feb. 3, at approximately 8:54 p.m., local time, eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway, general merchandise freight train 32N, derailed on main track 1 in East Palestine, Ohio.
Federal Railroad Administration’s Final Accident Report on Norfolk ...
Jul 19, 2024 · – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published its accident investigation report on the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023.
NTSB releases final East Palestine report - Trains
Jul 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday released the final report on the Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern derailment and hazardous chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio — a document finalized by …
NTSB begins hearing on East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment
Jun 26, 2024 · The NTSB says a flaming wheel bearing caused the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year. The board also says the decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride that was inside was botched and unnecessary.
NTSB releases final report on East Palestine train derailment
Jun 25, 2024 · NTSB releases final report on East Palestine train derailment NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said some may downplay what happened because no one died as a result of the derailment.
NTSB makes more than 30 new safety recommendations in final ... - MSN
Update your submissions to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s Incident Database to accurately reflect the cause of package failures following the East Palestine...
Vent and burn after East Palestine derailment was unnecessary: NTSB
Jun 25, 2024 · The National Transportation Safety Board outlined its final report on the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine and offered safety recommendations.
The NTSB is not involved in air monitoring, testing of water quality, environmental remediation, or evacuation orders. Questions on environmental issues should be referred to the Environmental Protection Agency. Parties to the investigation include …