Feds find possible track defect near derailment site
Federal investigators say they’ve found possible defects in a section of broken railroad track where a freight train derailment occurred near Oneida, N.Y., almost two weeks ago.
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent the broken rail to a lab for testing, but results will not be back for several months.
Eighteen of the 28 cars that derailed from the 79-car CSX train were propane tankers, and the resulting fireball could be seen from miles away.
Last week, a specially equipped train from the Federal Railroad Administration checked tracks in New York between Albany and Buffalo, up to Niagara Falls and down to the Pennsylvania line.
Feds find possible track defect near derailment site
