THREAD on East Palestine derailment:
First, a message to the community…then a plea to those spreading misinformation.
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To everyone affected: know that is working vigorously to understand what caused this train derailment — so it never happens again.
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You have my personal commitment that the NTSB will CONTINUE to share all information publicly as soon as possible following our analysis. Here's a link to our Feb. 14 update:
ntsb.gov/news/press-rel
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Next: NTSB investigators will thoroughly examine the tank cars once decontaminated. As always, we’ll issue urgent safety recommendations as needed.
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Urgent safety recommendations may be issued at any time; meaning, we don't wait until the end of our investigation if immediate safety action is warranted.
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Nothing…nothing is more important than accuracy at a moment like this, which is why the NTSB is deliberate in our approach to investigations. Credibility is ESSENTIAL to our lifesaving mission. The NTSB process WORKS. See how here: ntsb.gov/investigations
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That leads me to my last point: anyone speculating about what happened, didn’t happen, or should've happened is misleading a suffering community – PLEASE STOP SPREADING MISINFORMATION. For example…
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Some are saying the ECP (electronically controlled pneumatic) brake rule, if implemented, would’ve prevented this derailment. FALSE – here’s why…
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The ECP braking rule would’ve applied ONLY to HIGH HAZARD FLAMMABLE TRAINS. The train that derailed in East Palestine was a MIXED FREIGHT TRAIN containing only 3 placarded Class 3 flammable liquids cars.
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This means even if the rule had gone into effect, this train wouldn't have had ECP brakes.
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For a reminder of the history on ECP, see this graphic from . The Dec 2015 FAST Act directive (below) resulted in PHMSA withdrawing the ECP brake rule on September 24, 2018.
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I urge you: let the NTSB lead the #safety analysis. Anything else is harmful — and adding pain to a community that’s been through enough.
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But…if this derailment has moved you to want to become a safety investigator, we’d love to have you at the NTSB. usajobs.gov/Search?a=TB00
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You might want to tell this to the person running 's Twitter account. They seemed to imply that the #ohiotrainderailment was caused by the #Trump admin. withdrawing that ECP rule. At least this is what was tweeted in response to the disaster.
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Well, if this is true, why did Secretary Buttigieg blame Trump in his tweet for his decision on the ECP system? Your administration claims to be “the most transparent in history.” You’re right we don’t see you at all. Do the causal analysis be forthright!
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