News & Reviews News Wire NTSB: Brake and end-of-train device problems led to deadly Sherman Hill runaway (updated)

NTSB: Brake and end-of-train device problems led to deadly Sherman Hill runaway (updated)

By Bill Stephens | January 25, 2021

Safety board says Union Pacific inspections, industry standards played role in 2018 wreck

Overhead view of derailed train

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