Norfolk Southern to Add 200 Temperature Sensors After Ohio Train Derailment

Railroad announces a slate of safety initiatives aimed at preventing accidents

An overheated bearing on a railcar was the likely cause of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, federal officials said Thursday. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called for tougher regulations on the rail industry during a visit to the site. Photo: Alan Freed/Reuters

Norfolk Southern Corp. said it plans to add about 200 temperature detectors along its tracks in the aftermath of a derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio.

The railroad said it would add the hot-bearing sensors to parts of its track where existing sensors are at least 15 miles apart, starting with the track west of East Palestine, Ohio. It said it currently has about 1,000 temperature sensors that are on average 13.9 miles apart on its network.

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