You are correct.
here’s the part the report didn’t address: Leaders of Ohio railroad unions say even if the rail-side sensors do say “stop,” sometimes that alarm is ignored.
railroads began a new scheduling system to save money
Norfolk Southern disregarded a similar mechanical problem on another train that months earlier jumped the tracks in Ohio
I guess it's cheaper to derail cars rather than stop and check anything.
even if a defect is detected there’s no regulation that says you must stop and inspect that car.
You are correct. [An employee reported a problem and nothing was done.](https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/norfolk-southern-wont-say-if-defect-detectors-picked-up-problems-before-crash-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-toxic-vinyl-chloride-ntsb-report)
>here’s the part the report didn’t address: Leaders of Ohio railroad unions say even if the rail-side sensors do say “stop,” sometimes that alarm is ignored.
>railroads began a new scheduling system to save money
>Norfolk Southern disregarded a similar mechanical problem on another train that months earlier jumped the tracks in Ohio
I guess it's cheaper to derail cars rather than stop and check anything.
>even if a defect is detected there’s no regulation that says you must stop and inspect that car.
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