The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, did not receive a critical warning about an overheated axle until just before dozens of cars went off the tracks, according to United States federal safety investigators.
An engineer slowed and stopped the train after getting a “critical audible alarm message,” according to a preliminary report published Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The crew then saw fire and smoke and alerted dispatch of a possible derailment, the report said.
