As Norfolk Southern worked to clear up the mess from a derailment in Springfield, Ohio, last weekend, it discovered an urgent new problem: Some of its new rail cars had loose wheels, increasing their risk of coming off the tracks.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow grilled Shaw about how many derailments it would take for Norfolk Southern to take action. She pointed to at least 20 involving hazardous material releases since 2015.
He said if wheels spread apart, that can cause them to roll higher up the rails, while if the wheels are closer, they can drop between the rails. The NTSB typically investigates individual incidents, but this week announced it was taking the unusual step of beginning a “special investigation” into Norfolk Southern, citing a string of incidents in recent months, including three that left railroad workers dead.
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