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A 14-year-old took home $10,000 for his award-winning investigation into train derailments. Here's what he found. (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

They did. In the 90s, the FRA figured out plastic bearing pads caused a wobble in one exact type of intermodal car that triggered derailment.