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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 · Feb 23, 2023

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 · Feb 23, 2023

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 · Feb 23, 2023

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.

Roll Call · Feb 23, 2023

Why did a Norfolk Southern train derail in Ohio?

The NTSB is still investigating the cause of the derailment

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

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

Salon · Feb 22, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Both parties enable rail robber barons

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

Salon · Feb 21, 2023

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 20, 2023