How Trains Derail, Explained by an NTSB Investigator

March 28, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was just one of over 1,000 that happen every year. NTSB’s Michael Hiller explains the most common reasons trains come off the tracks and what can be done to prevent them. Photo illustration: Xingpei Shen