OAN’s Brooke Mallory
1:41 PM – Wednesday, June 26, 2024
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced during a public hearing on Tuesday that the 2023 media-frenzied derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals was caused by an overheated rail bearing that was not detected by a sensor on the railroad rails passing through the community of East Palestine, Ohio.
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During the meeting, the board members blamed several factors in the collision, such as the track-based monitoring systems and the wheel bearings, which purportedly led to the derailment. The original emergency response and the method used to vent and…
