Second Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in Ohio Prompts Federal Probe

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Another of the rail company's freight trains overturned this weekend. NTSB investigators headed to the site on Monday to assess what went wrong.

“There have been multiple sweeps by multiple teams... to ensure that there aren’t any chemicals present in the soil, air, or water that would harm the public.”Saturday’s derailment did occur very near to some live power lines, and so first responders had to wait for the go-ahead to access the site. Following that hold-upOf the 28 cars that left the tracks, four were tankards, though all were traveling empty.

looming over the Springfield derailment in yesterday’s press conference. “Obviously we’re in a time where it’s very sensitive with another rail event, with East Palestine right on our minds,” he said. “In the Ohio House and legislature right now, we’re obviously looking for all of the things that can come out of these incidents so we can find good legislation, if it needs to be formed and passed, to ensure the safety of our residents in Ohio,” Willis added.

 

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Oh cool so this is what will show up now when we Google ' Ohio Train Derailment'.

What is causing all these derailments

Nationalize the railroads

I thought we had railroads perfected? How tf are this many trains derailing in such a short amount of time

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