Topic: Train derailment

Ohio derailment aftermath: EPA launches internal investigation

US weekly updateThe Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will initiate an inquiry to analyse the agency’s response to the disastrous accident in Ohio last February. The OIG will...Read more

31-03-2023|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Another derailment in Ohio for Norfolk Southern

A freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed near Springfield, Ohio, in the United States on Saturday 4 March. This is the company’s second derailment in Ohio within a month. This time, fortunately, no signs...Read more

06-03-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Ohio derailment: the incriminated wheelset was 122°C too hot

UpdateThe wheelset that caused a disastrous accident in Ohio, United States, at the beginning of February was 122°C hotter than the ambient temperature. This is what transpired from the preliminary report published by the National...Read more

01-03-2023|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi