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Railroads urged to examine track detectors after Ohio crash

Federal regulators are urging freight railroads to reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings in the wake of the fiery Ohio derailment and several other recent crashes where faulty bearings are suspected to be the cause

The Independent UK

Ohio disaster & the runaway train lobby

Railroads have spent $285 million on lobbying and close to $50 million on Congressional donations over last decade

Salon

‘Railroads have just had too much power,’ Buttigieg says in Kansas City after Ohio train disaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s response.

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Grandfather of pilot killed in Nevada crash flew WWII planes

The pilot of a medical transport plane that crashed during a winter storm in Nevada, killing all five people on board, followed in the footsteps of his grandfather who flew bombers in World War II

The Independent UK

Nevada plane that killed five broke apart mid-air before crash

‘This is like a three dimensional puzzle,’ senior crash investigator says. ‘It’s harder when you don’t have the pieces all in one place’

The Independent UK

Ohio train derailed with toxic chemicals

Trains carry hazardous chemicals every day. They're also dangerously unregulated.

Salon

Medical flight crashes in Nevada, killing all five aboard including patient

The NTSB is investigating the CareFlight crash, which occurred late Friday evening near Stagecoach, Nevada

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'We all knew it was going to happen': Railroad workers and unions say years of cost-cutting and safety pushback created the Ohio train disaster

The Norfolk Southern derailment that created a toxic plume this month highlights major problems in the rail industry.

Fortune

Biden orders door-to-door visits after toxic US train derailment

Republicans and Democrats have traded barbs over the rail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which led to evacuations.

Al Jazeera

Republicans investigate Buttigieg over Ohio derailment

House Republicans are investigating Buttigieg's response to the East Palestine derailment.

Axios

Safety regulators say Ohio toxic train derailment ‘100% preventable’

Biden administration comes under fire for response while East Palestine locals worry about long-term health implications

The Guardian - US

New NTSB Report Highlights Useless, Premature Regulatory Push After East Palestine Derailment

Plus: Ex-felons and the right to vote, Gavin Newsom's plan to cap oil company profits collides with reality, and more...

Reason

Ohio crew tried to stop train after wheel issue warning, says probe – but it came too late to stop derailment

The agency said the public ‘absolutely’ has a right to know what materials are being hauled through their towns

The Independent UK

An NTSB report shows Norfolk Southern’s train was heating up for miles. The crew wasn’t warned until it was too late

PITTSBURGH — The Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 had passed through three temperature sensors designed to alert problems like the hot bearing that eventually failed that day.

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Al Jazeera

Preliminary report offers new details about US train derailment

A report by the National Transportation Safety Board says the train’s crew received an alert just before the crash.

The Independent UK

Ohio crew tried to stop train after wheel issue warning, says probe – but it came too late to stop derailment

The agency said the public ‘absolutely’ has a right to know what materials are being hauled through their towns

The Independent UK

Watch the NTSB deliver their Ohio train derailment report

Watch the US National Transportation Safety Board detail its report into the Ohio train derailment.

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Here's the most thorough explanation yet for the train derailment in East Palestine

A wheel bearing on the train's 23rd car overheated to a dangerous degree, a new NTSB report says. An earlier warning may have helped to prevent the derailment, officials said.

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The Independent UK

New NTSB report explains why Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio

A wheel bearing on the train reached more than 250 F before failing

The Guardian - US

Crew tried to stop Ohio train after alert about wheel bearing, safety report finds

Investigators into East Palestine incident say engineer put on brakes but train derailed and became engulfed in huge fireball

Salon

Norfolk Southern let crews ignore alerts

In October, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail

Roll Call

Federal safety board releases initial report on Ohio derailment - Roll Call

NTSB says a number of factors may have contributed, including the possibility that the crew ignored warnings about overheated wheel bearings.

The Independent UK

Why did a Norfolk Southern train derail in Ohio?

The NTSB is still investigating the cause of the derailment

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern’s $4m-a-year CEO dodges question on spending millions to lobby against new safety rule

Alan Shaw sidesteps query about company’s opposition to rail freight industry regulation

Salon

Rail giant donated to Ohio GOP governor

Norfolk Southern donated $10,000 to Gov. Mike DeWine, adding to the $29,000 they've given since 2018

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