NTSB Says Fiery 2024 North Dakota Derailment Proves the Need to Replace Flawed Tank Cars
The board said leak-prone tank cars worsened the crash, which breached nine hazardous-material tank cars and caused about $3.6 million in damage.
- The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report Thursday, identifying a collapsed culvert as the cause of the July 5, 2024, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad train derailment near Bordulac, North Dakota.
- Twenty-Nine of the 151 cars derailed, including 17 hazmat tank cars; nine were breached, releasing methanol and anhydrous ammonia that fueled a pool fire causing about $3.6 million in damages.
- Investigators found CPKC's culvert inspection requirements were insufficient, while the continued use of vulnerable DOT-111 tank cars magnified the devastating impact of the resulting fire.
- Federal safety regulators recommended the railroad revise culvert inspection procedures to mandate internal checks and urged changes to train assembly to prevent flammable liquids from being placed near toxic chemicals.
- Congress mandated that DOT-111 tank cars be replaced for hauling flammable liquids by 2029, though regulators continue urging the industry to accelerate these efforts due to decades of historical problems.
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Report says collapse of subgrade the cause of train derailment near Bordulac, ND
BORDULAC, N.D. — The probable cause of a train derailment near Bordulac on July 5, 2024, was the collapse of the subgrade supporting the railroad tracks, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The National Transportation Safety Board recently released its railroad investigation report on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train derailment. An erosion-caused void in the railroad subgrade that was created by a separation of c…
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NTSB says fiery 2024 North Dakota derailment proves the need to replace flawed tank cars
A fiery North Dakota derailment that happened two years ago demonstrated yet again why the National Transportation Safety Board has been urging the rail industry for decades to replace the flawed tank cars that tend to rupture in a crash.
NTSB releases report detailing cause of fiery 2024 train derailment near Carrington
Nearly two years after a fiery train derailment near Carrington released hazardous materials and forced evacuations, federal investigators have determined the probable cause was a collapsed subgrade supporting the track structure.
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