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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was Trump that killed the reform for brakes. If this accident becomes enough for the Congress to pass new legislation, then wonderful However it won't be because Norfolk Southern owns the GOP.

Let's put blame where it truly lies. You are literally respond on a post that discusses how Norfolk Southern bought the Ohio governor.[/quote]

It doesn't appear to be brakes that caused the derailment.....

[quote]The cause of a multiple-car train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio has not officially been determined, but a mechanical issue with a rail car axle is suspected to be the cause of the derailment, and the National Transportation Safety Board said it has video appearing to show a wheel bearing overheating just beforehand.[/quote]

https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio/why-did-hazardous-materials-train-derail-in-east-palestine-a-look-at-the-investigation-and-rail-regulations[/quote]

Do you understand how the brakes work (hint they are the same technology used in the late 1800's) and the impact on a wheel, particularly on a train as long and heavy as this one?[/quote]

Stop harping on the brakes.

[quote][b]The head of the National Transportation Safety Board shared an earnest plea with the public about sharing misinformation about the Ohio train derailment.[/b]

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy told the public in a series of tweets on Thursday that the board was doing everything in its power to figure out what went wrong in East Palestine, Ohio, and how to avoid any future derailments.

Homendy highlighted an argument about the type of brakes the train supposedly would have had if the Department of Transportation wouldn't have withdrawn a rule under then-President Donald Trump. Current Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has pointed to that rule, saying it has constrained him and his department.

However, Homendy pointed out that regardless of whether the rule was in effect or not, the train traveling through East Palestine that derailed on Feb. 3 wouldn't have had the brakes.

"To everyone affected: know that @NTSB is working vigorously to understand what caused this train derailment — so it never happens again," Homendy tweeted. "You have my personal commitment that the NTSB will CONTINUE to share all information publicly as soon as possible following our analysis."

"Next: NTSB investigators will thoroughly examine the tank cars once decontaminated. As always, we'll issue urgent safety recommendations as needed," Homendy continued. "Urgent safety recommendations may be issued at any time; meaning, we don't wait until the end of our investigation if immediate safety action is warranted."

Homendy added that credibility and accuracy are crucial to the NTSB's investigation and claimed that telling the community what could or should have happened is only "misleading a suffering community."

"[b]The ECP braking rule would've applied ONLY to HIGH HAZARD FLAMMABLE TRAINS. The train that derailed in East Palestine was a MIXED FREIGHT TRAIN containing only 3 placarded Class 3 flammable liquids cars," Homendy tweeted. "This means even if the rule had gone into effect, this train wouldn't have had ECP brakes. Anything else is harmful — and adding pain to a community that’s been through enough."[/b][/quote]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/infrastructure/ohio-train-derailment-ntsb-chair-pleads-stop-misinformation-train-brakes[/quote]

Good to know, but doesn't this demonstrate how incredibly irresponsible it was to withdraw that rule?  This train had only 3 cars with these hazardous materials and look at the damage.  The rule would only have applied to trains with 35 or more (or 20 in a row).  Can you imagine how bad it would be if there had been that many, and yet it's completely legal.[/quote]

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