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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.

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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

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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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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

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

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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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The Independent UK

Bent track a factor in Montana Amtrak crash that killed 3

Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak train derailment in Montana say the track had been bent along a curve near the accident site and the problem had been getting worse as freight trains traveled over it before the derailment

Salon

Both parties enable rail robber barons

The rail monopoly got a stranglehold on Congress, the executive branch and federal regulators

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Amtrak is spending billions on new train cars. The Northeast Corridor should be 1st in line, some experts say.

When Amtrak's sleek new Airo train cars roll off the assembly line in 2026, they're headed for the Cascades route in the Pacific Northwest.

Roll Call

Biden administration open to legislation after Ohio derailment - Roll Call

The Biden administration said it would welcome congressional action on safety measures for trains carrying highly hazardous materials.

Tribune News Service

Ohio train crash answers may not be enough to quell the fury

When a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed earlier this month, creating a fiery crash that spilled chemicals across a small Ohio town, long-simmering tensions in the U.S. ignited along with it.

Reason

Ohio Train Derailment Is Another Excuse for Mudslinging and Conspiracy Theorizing

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Al Jazeera

US pledges more support after Ohio toxic train spill

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are demanding answers amid fears over health effects of toxic chemical spill.

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