NTSB – Norfolk Southern Railway Train Derailment with Subsequent Hazardous Material Release and Fires

NTSB: Ohio train derailment was ‘100% preventable’

The “preventable” and “traumatic” derailment of a train carrying dangerous chemicals in Ohio can be traced to an overheated wheel bearing, which was 253 degrees hotter than the air temperature, National Transportation Safety Board officials said Thursday.

NTSB Preliminary Report:  https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Documents/RRD23MR005%20East%20Palestine%20OH%20Prelim.pdf