NTSB expresses concerns about protective covers on tank cars

NTSB expresses concerns about protective covers on tank cars

By | March 2, 2023

Melted covers may have hampered performance of pressure relief devices in East Palestine derailment, agency says

An "energetic pressure release" from a vinyl chloride tank car at East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 4, 2023. NTSB.

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