The nation’s railroads are facing federal pressure to take a closer look at how they use the detectors that investigators say may have been able to prevent the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month
. The Federal Railroad Administration is issuing a safety advisory Tuesday urging railroads to review the thresholds used on hot bearing detectors “in light of recent derailments,” including the Norfolk Southern wreck, where 38 train cars, including 11 carrying hazardous materials, derailed. Installed along the track, these wayside detectors measure temperatures as trains pass by or over them and issue alerts to crew and dispatchers if temperatures climb above threshold levels.
Tuesday’s notice says federal railroad investigators have identified four additional derailments since 2021 – including two more Norfolk Southern trains – where an overheating bearing was a factor. The agency’s recommendations, which railroads are not required to follow, also urge railroads to review training, inspection and maintenance of the devices and to be especially cautious with trains carrying hazardous materials.
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