IMPORTANT DISCUSSION: Did a withdrawn Trump-admin proposal to increase safety on trains contribute to the disaster in East Palestine?
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Those electronic brakes would not have stopped that axle from catching fire and breaking, leading to the derailment. That's shoddy maintenance right there.
And they weren't far from the Conway rail yard (their destination). I'm certain they said just push through and drag it to the yard a few miles ahead rather than stop and block rail traffic.