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"Hand said that three years ago, Norfolk Southern cut five positions in the East Palestine area that oversaw maintenance of equipment detectors that issue alerts if something is wrong in the track, including hot boxes that measure wheel bearing temperatures. The NTSB identified an overheated wheel bearing as a potential factor in the derailment."
The NTSB... that's part of the Dept of Education amirite? 😎
Shhhh! Right now I'm blaming Petey B for my wilted arugula.
And now there's a Norfolk Southern derailment in North Carolina ... no spills, though.
Linked in article, check this out --
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/industries/summary