A series of rail cars that Norfolk Southern recently put into service have been discovered to have defective, loose wheels.
These defective wheel sets were involved in one of the several recent derailments Norfolk Southern has had, including the most recent one in Springfield, Ohio.
The company said they "immediately notified" the NTSB and the Federal Railroad Administration once they found the issue "and began inspecting other cars from this series on our network" which led them to discover additional cases of "unusual wheel movement." EAST PALESTINE, OH - MARCH 09: Ohio EPA and EPA contractors collect soil and air samples from the derailment site on March 9, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Cleanup efforts continue after a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed causing an environmental disaster. Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate after the area was placed under a state of emergency and temporary evacuation orders.
AAR's advisory says to "inspect and remove from service" the wheelsets mounted by National Steel Car between August 2022 and March 2023.
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