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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2013 file photo, a fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment in Casselton, N.D. The National Transportation Safety Board is set to release the cause of the 2013 oil train derailment in eastern North Dakota. The accident happened when a train carrying soybeans derailed in front of an oil tanker train near the small town of Casselton. It caused a series of explosions and the evacuation of about 1,400 residents, but no one was hurt. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)

Defective axle blamed for 2013 fiery North Dakota derailment

By DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, second from right, is flanked by North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer, left, and North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, right, during a meeting on rail safety in Casselton, N.D., Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)

Federal official discusses rail safety efforts

By DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press