Norfolk Southern supervisors didn't heed a warning about the length of a train that would eventually derail in Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals, the NTSB said.
Norfolk Southern supervisors disregarded an engineer's safety warning about a train that ended up derailing in February in East Palestine, Ohio, according to the NTSB.
"If you talk to the manager, they said this train was 100% rule compliant. To me, in my opinion, you know, you got 32% of the weight on the headend. Twenty percent in the middle and 40% weight on the rearend. So, to me, that's why we reported that to the yardmaster and like I said this is what they want," the Decatur engineer said.
"Every accident is an opportunity to learn. We are collaborating with labor leadership and our craft employees to enhance safety, we've brought in an outside safety consultant, and we are committed to leading the industry," Norfolk Southern spokesman Connor Spielmaker told CNBC in an email.on the derailment Thursday.
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