# Investigation into Ohio train derailment points to overheated wheel bearing

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/ntsb-investigation-into-ohio-train-derailment-points-to-overheated-wheel-bearing/
- Published: 2023-02-24T09:15:39-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image is from the video: NTSB traces Ohio train derailment to overheated wheel bearing. Article by David K. Li, Tom Costello and Tim Stelloh. NBC News – February 23, 2023. The “preventable” and “traumatic” derailment of a train carrying dangerous chemicals in Ohio can be traced to an overheated wheel bearing, which was 253 degrees hotter than the air temperature, National Transportation Safety Board officials said Thursday. The NTSB released a preliminary report offering clues about what most likely caused the 150-car Norfolk Southern Railway train to crash in East Palestine, just west of the Pennsylvania state line, on Feb. 3. […] Click here to view original web page at www.nbcnews.com