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US railroad group warns carriers to stop using cars with loose wheels

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A group representing major U.S. railroads on Thursday warned carriers to stop using rail cars with loose wheels until those wheel sets can be replaced.

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US railroad group warns carriers to stop using cars with loose wheels

A group representing major U.S. railroads on Thursday warned carriers to stop using rail cars with loose wheels until those wheel sets can be replaced.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Railroads warned about car flaw that could cause derailments

U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service Thursday after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in last weekend’s derailment in Ohio. It’s not

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Defective, loose wheels at risk of derailment discovered on Norfolk Southern rail cars

A series of rail cars that Norfolk Southern recently put into service have been discovered to have defective, loose wheels.

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Norfolk Southern determines 'urgent railcar safety issue' after loose wheels found on rail cars in second Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern found loose wheels on a series of rail cars involved in last week's derailment near Springfield, Ohio, the company has announced, the latest safety problem to emerge as scrutiny intensifies on the operator -- and US freight safety broadly -- following that wreck, a toxic derailment five weeks ago in another Ohio town and a derailment Thursday in Alabama.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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Railroad group warns that car flaw could cause derailments

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service Thursday after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in last weekend’s derailment in Ohio. It’s not clear that the loose wheels caused the derailment near Springfield last Saturday because the National Transportation Safety Board has just begun investigating that crash — the latest in a string of high-profile der…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Railroad group warns that car flaw could cause derailments

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The main U.S. railroad trade group has taken the rare step of warning railroads to take certain cars out of service because they could cause a derailment. The Association of American Railroads said Thursday Norfolk Southern discovered a problem with loose wheels on a railcar the day before. The trade group says the problem is linked to new wheel sets that were installed on specialized steel coil…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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