WASHINGTON — Federal investigators on Thursday released a preliminary report into the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month.
Detailing the report at a Washington, D.C., news conference, chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said"we know what derailed the train" and addressed the town's worried residents.
The report reads in part:"Surveillance video from a local residence showed what appeared to be a wheel bearing in the final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment. The wheel bearing and affected wheelset have been collected as evidence and will be examined by the NTSB." In the process of stopping the train, automatic emergency braking kicked in and the train made a full stop. The focus will now be on car 23 that carried plastic pellets and it was a combination of the hot axle and plastic pellets that started the initial fire.
The release of the report also coincides with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's first visit to the derailment site. "To any national political figures who have decided to get involved in the plight ... I have a simple message which is: I need your help. Because if you're serious about this, there is more we can do to prevent more communities from going through this," he said.
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