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Originally Posted by Sunseeker16
Preventable is a premature assumption unless you know something. With NTSB involved there shouldnt be any conclusions released unless they do it and it's way too early for conclusions.
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As it turns out, this rail system has a low-voltage rail-break notification/protection system meant to notify the operators if there is rail damage. It, too, was not working or ignored.
As for the bridge damage, it was collateral damage caused by heavily-loaded rail cars piling up on and crashing into the bridge structure. There's no evidence that the bridge made any contribution to the accident...other than collapsing under the onslaught of derailed coal cars.
"Investigators are working to determine the cause of the broken rail and why warning systems designed to alert the crew to the track condition failed. "
https://www.cpr.org/2023/10/17/puebl...idge-collapse/
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