What counties did the train derail in Ohio?

What Happened. On Friday, February 3, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a Norfolk Southern train had 53 cars derail in East Palestine, Ohio. The site of the derailment is less than one mile from the Pennsylvania border. Water and soil monitoring has been ongoing in nearby communities in Beaver and Lawrence counties.



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No injuries or deaths were reported. Residents within a one-mile radius of the derailment were evacuated as officials noted that over a dozen cars carrying vinyl chloride, a carcinogenic chemical, were involved in the derailment and could have been exposed to the fire.

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High levels of a hazardous chemical polluted the air weeks after the Ohio train derailment, an analysis shows. Concentrations of a chemical irritant called acrolein near the derailment site in late February were up to six times higher than normal, the study found.

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Zhang said there was no indication of an impact on New York's air, despite the state being downwind. “What's happening in Ohio, those are isolated, a short duration event, not as a big power plant, running 24/7, continuously, right,” he said.

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Between 170°F and 200°F, warm bearing (non-critical); stop and inspect. A difference between bearings on the same axle greater than or equal to 115°F (noncritical); stop and inspect. Greater than 200°F (critical); set out railcar.

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