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NTSB report: Broken rail likely caused 2014 Lynchburg train derailment
NTSB report: Broken rail likely caused 2014 Lynchburg train derailment
Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 11:42 am
Staff reports
A federal report released Wednesday points to a broken rail as the probable cause of the April 2014 train derailment in downtown Lynchburg.
More specifically, the National Transportation Safety Board's railroad accident brief says the probable cause was a "broken rail caused by a reverse detail fracture with evidence of rolling contact fatigue."
A previous report released in August 2015 showed rail problems near where a CSX Transportation Inc. train derailed in downtown Lynchburg on April 30, 2014, sending three oil tankers into the James River and igniting a massive blaze.
A rail defect was found the day before 17 cars of the 104-car train derailed, and the report mentioned a “rail failure” found in January 2014 near the point of derailment.
Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 11:42 am
Staff reports
A federal report released Wednesday points to a broken rail as the probable cause of the April 2014 train derailment in downtown Lynchburg.
More specifically, the National Transportation Safety Board's railroad accident brief says the probable cause was a "broken rail caused by a reverse detail fracture with evidence of rolling contact fatigue."
A previous report released in August 2015 showed rail problems near where a CSX Transportation Inc. train derailed in downtown Lynchburg on April 30, 2014, sending three oil tankers into the James River and igniting a massive blaze.
A rail defect was found the day before 17 cars of the 104-car train derailed, and the report mentioned a “rail failure” found in January 2014 near the point of derailment.
