News & Reviews News Wire Positioning of dead-in-tow locomotives in Alabama derailment was against NS rules, NTSB says in preliminary report

Positioning of dead-in-tow locomotives in Alabama derailment was against NS rules, NTSB says in preliminary report

By | March 21, 2023

Lack of proper couplers meant units transported in revenue move should not have been coupled together

Derailed freight cars next to rebuilt right-of-way

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