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• F TRAIN LAST STOP UPDATE

The NTSB says it expects to release a preliminary report in about two weeks.

Surveillance video from a home near the crash site recorded "what appears to be a wheel bearing in the final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment," investigators said this week. The NTSB's investigation is not yet complete, but early signs suggest that a faulty wheel bearing on one rail car may have caused the derailment, the board said.

F TRAIN LAST STOP UPDATE

Most of the train's 150 rail cars were carrying cargo that was not hazardous, officials say, such as cement, steel and frozen vegetables, according a manifest of the derailed cars provided to the Environmental Protection Agency.īut 20 cars contained hazardous materials, according to an update this week from the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the derailment.Ībout three dozen cars derailed overall, 11 of which were carrying hazardous material, investigators said. Nobody was hurt in the accident, officials say. ET, a Norfolk Southern train derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, a town of about 4,800 people near the border with Pennsylvania. A train carrying hazardous substances derailed earlier this month in eastern Ohio, likely due to mechanical issues Here's what to know about the derailment and chemicals involved. And many have expressed frustration at what they say is a lack of answers from the railroad company and public officials. Some residents have reported headaches and rashes in the days since the derailment.

Some of the chemicals - five rail cars' worth of vinyl chloride - was intentionally burned off in a "controlled explosion" last week, which prompted a temporary evacuation of the area. Bruce Vanderhoff, the director of the Ohio Department of Health, said at a Tuesday press conference.Īnd as authorities work to assess the damage and investigate the derailment, more information has emerged this week about the chemicals in the rail cars, a variety of contaminants and carcinogens. "From the very start of this, we have taken every step possible to assure that people's safety was first and foremost," Dr. The derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials near a town in Ohio earlier this month has prompted environmental concerns and chemical fears for residents - even as state officials work to reassure them. More information about the planned improvements and service interruptions is available here.Water is pumped into a creek for aeration in East Palestine, Ohio, on Tuesday, more than a week after a train derailment released toxic chemicals. Only the East Broadway and York Street stations will be closed overnight and on weekends during construction, and F trains will be routed along the C line from Jay St-MetroTech to West 4th St, and via the E line from West 4th to 36th St in Queens. The Rutgers Tube will be the 11th and final tunnel that the MTA has had to repair after damage sustained from Superstorm Sandy back in 2012.Īccording to the MTA, they will be able to use lessons learned from the construction done over the past few years on the L train's Canarsie Tunnel to move more quickly and efficiently than they had thought possible in the past, including implementing using the same cable management racking system that prevented the dreaded "L-pocalypse" and allowed service to continue (albeit with some interruptions) throughout the duration of the repairs on the Canarsie Tunnel.įortunately, because of the number of other lines that the F intersects in both Manhattan and Brooklyn, the closures will have a much less severe impact on commuters than the L train shutdown did. Construction will begin in August and last until March 2021, and F train service will be suspended after 10pm each night and on many weekends. The MTA released plans this week to begin construction and repairs on the Rutgers Tube, which the F train uses to travel under the East River between East Broadway in Manhattan and York Street in Brooklyn.