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 to discuss cause of Ohio freight train wreck, recommend …
Jun 25, 2024 · Residents evacuated as fears grew about a potential explosion, and officials intentionally released and burned toxic vinyl chloride from five rail cars, sending flames and black smoke into the air...
NTSB to discuss cause of fiery Ohio freight train wreck, …
Jun 25, 2024 · The NTSB said early on that an overheated bearing on one of the railcars that was not caught in time by trackside sensors likely caused the crash. Investigative hearings have since highlighted other possible contributors including widespread rail job cuts and rushed inspections.
NTSB reveals cause of 2023 toxic train crash in East Palestine, Ohio
Jun 25, 2024 · Federal investigators confirmed Tuesday that a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire and caused the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying tank cars with hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.
NTSB to discuss cause of fiery Ohio freight train wreck, …
Jun 25, 2024 · Residents of an eastern Ohio village will learn more about the fiery wreck of a Norfolk Southern freight train last year that derailed their lives as another hearing gets underway Tuesday in...
NTSB to hear from Ohio residents and investigators in probe of train …
Jun 24, 2024 · The Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year, caused a huge mess and a huge outcry when more than 100,000 gallons of toxic chemicals were released into that small...
NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment …
Jun 24, 2024 · National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy says Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the investigation into the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and shape its ...
NTSB says vent and burn was unnecessary - Spectrum News
Jun 25, 2024 · After discussing how a trackside detector in Salem, Ohio, failed to accurately measure the bearing's temperature, NTSB investigators said that Norfolk Southern and its contractors compromised the integrity of the vent-and-burn decision by withholding information from Oxy Vinyls, the company that made the vinyl chloride, and evidence that the ...
New details surrounding cause of Ohio train derailment revealed by NTSB
Feb 14, 2023 · In a Tuesday press release, the NTSB said that after identifying and examining the rail car that started the February 3 derailment, additional surveillance video from a nearby residence showed "a...
NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment
Jun 25, 2024 · East Palestine residents will learn more Tuesday about the fiery Norfolk Southern train crash that derailed their lives last year when the National Transportation Safety Board holds another...
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