Episode 59
Part 6 Chapter 14 "Alberton Fallout" / Chapter 15 "Split Heads"
GASSED: The True Story of a Toxic Train Derailment
December 3, 202416m 2s
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Show Notes
Following the disastrous Alberton derailment and chemical spill, along with other recent derailments on the Montana Rail Link line, the FRA conducts a special investigation. We also take a closer look at a VSH—a vertical split head—and how they form in a rail and cause failure.
Pictured: diagram of a vertical split head in a rail