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DC Enquirer ^ | February 24, 2023 | Matthew Holloway
Posted on 2/27/2023, 6:49:35 PM by SoConPubbie
A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board has revealed both the cause of the catastrophic derailment of the Norfolk Southern train that carried a milieu of toxic chemicals through East Palestine, Ohio, and the fact that serves as the tragic epitaph for so many disasters: it was “100 percent preventable.”
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told a Febuary 23rd press conference that “Every event we investigate is preventable,” according to The Epoch Times.
A press briefing released by the Board revealed that the derailment was caused by an overheated wheel bearing that was only detected moments before the derailment occurred. ...
...The report showed that as the train braked and decelerated approaching East Palestine it passed the first of three “wayside defect detector(s), or hot bearing detector(s) (HBD).”
The report explained,
“Train 32N passed three HBD systems on its trip before the derailment. At MP 79.9, the suspect bearing from the 23rd car had a recorded temperature of 38°F above ambient temperature. When train 32N passed the next HBD, at MP 69.01, the bearing's recorded temperature was 103°F above ambient. The third HBD, at MP 49.81, recorded the suspect bearing's temperature at 253°F above ambient.”
By Norfolk Southern's policies, when an HBD detects temperatures 170 degrees above the ambient temperature, the crew has to stop and inspect the wheel. They are also trained to inspect if the temperature between two wheel bearings on the same axle is 115 degrees or more. A temperature difference of 200 degrees or more is considered critical and the railcar must be disconnected immediately.
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