NTSB Releases 1st Report on Train Derailment in East Palestine, Points to ‘Overheat Failure’

NTSB Releases 1st Report on Train Derailment in East Palestine, Points to ‘Overheat Failure’
Portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, are still on fire at mid-day, on Feb. 4, 2023. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Feb. 2 issued an initial report on the Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals that derailed this month in East Palestine, Ohio, sparking a fire and sending contaminants into the air and water.

The report, which is preliminary and subject to change as investigators deepen their probe, suggests that a wheel bearing was nearing overheat failure before the train went off the rails.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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