The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve flawed tank cars the National Transportation Safety board has been trying to get off the tracks for decades.
FILE - This photo provided by Doug Zink shows smoke filling the sky after a train derailment, July 5, 2024, near Carrington, N.D. The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the National Transportation Safety Board has been trying to get off the tracks for decades, according to a preliminary report released Thursday, Aug. 1.
CPKC railroad officials are prohibited from answering questions about the derailment while NTSB is investigating. The NTSB highlighted the fact that some of the 17 tank cars carrying hazardous materials that derailed were DOT-111 tank cars that have demonstrated time and again that they are prone to rupturing in a train crash. The agency has beenthe use of those cars for hazardous materials at least since the 1990s because of their history of problems, and Congress did mandate that they be replaced for hauling flammable liquids by 2029.
Officials at the Federal Railroad Administration have said it might be possible to move up that deadline by a year, but probably not much more than that because tank car manufacturers don’t have the capacity to do it sooner. There is also a significant cost for the chemical and leasing companies that own them to replacing a tank car.
The 151-car train was going about 45 mph when it derailed — which was below the 50 mph speed limit for it since it was carrying a number of hazardous materials cars.
North Dakota General News Domestic News ND State Wire OH State Wire National Transportation Safety Board U.S. News F Business N U.S. News
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Fiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North DakotaThe flames from derailed train cars carrying hazardous material are mostly extinguished a day after the incident in a remote area of North Dakota.
Read more »
Fiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North DakotaThe flames from derailed train cars carrying hazardous material are mostly extinguished a day after the incident in a remote area of North Dakota. Emergency officials say the threat to those living nearby remains low, and air monitoring shows no air contamination in the area or downwind. Twenty-nine cars of a CPKC train derailed around 3:45 a.m.
Read more »
Fiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North DakotaThe flames from derailed train cars carrying hazardous material are mostly extinguished a day after the incident in a remote area of North Dakota.
Read more »
Trial canceled in North Dakota abortion ban lawsuit as judge ponders dismissalBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trial looming in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota's abortion ban was canceled Monday as the judge in the case weighs whether to
Read more »
Colorado's home opener with North Dakota State has most bets in 2024Buffaloes are a one-score favorite over the Bison, but getting a lot of attention in the process
Read more »
2 boys die, 6 others hurt, when SUV overturns into a pond in North DakotaTwo boys died when the SUV they were in crashed and ended up in a small pond along the side of a highway in North Dakota. The driver and five other children were injured in the one-vehicle accident that happened Monday on Interstate 94 near Jamestown.
Read more »