(A) No railroad company shall obstruct, or permit or cause to be obstructed a public street, road, or highway, by permitting a railroad car, locomotive, or other obstruction to remain upon or across it for longer than five minutes, to the hindrance or inconvenience of travelers or a person passing along or upon such ...
On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Several rail cars ruptured, spilling vinyl chloride and butyl acrylate chemicals.
On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Human error is the leading cause of train derailments. This can include mistakes made by the train operator, such as speeding, improper braking, or failing to adhere to railway signals. Errors made in the maintenance or operation of track switches can also lead to derailments.
What is a train CONSIST? This is a document showing the number of loaded or empty cars, weight in tons, and length in feet of a specific train. A locomotive consist shows the identifying number and location of each locomotive within that consist for a specific train.
What Happened. On Friday, February 3, 2023, at approximately p.m., a Norfolk Southern train had 53 cars derail in East Palestine, Ohio. The site of the derailment is less than one mile from the Pennsylvania border.
The town was founded in 1828 by Thomas McCalla and William Grate, and was initially known as Mechanicsburg. It was incorporated as a city in 1875, and was renamed “East Palestine” as part of a switch to religious nomenclature for communities in that area at that time, such as New Galilee, Enon Valley and Salem.
Ohio senator Brown referred to the two derailments as "unacceptable." In the NTSB preliminary report released on February 13, the NTSB said an overheated wheel bearing likely caused the derailment.
Ohio Central Railroad System. The Ohio Central Railroad System is a network of ten short line railroads operating in Ohio and western Pennsylvania. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming.
Trespassing Is Dangerous and Illegal It is illegal to access private railroad property anywhere other than a designated pedestrian or roadway crossing. Trespassers are most often pedestrians who walk across or along railroad tracks as a shortcut to another destination.