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Apr 6, 2023 · A decade after Paulsboro, N.J. train derailment, questions linger over rail safety and public health. Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in Paulsboro, N.J. A train derailed in Paulsboro, N.J., at the Jefferson Street Bridge on Nov. 30, 2012.
Feb 22, 2023 · News of last month’s freight train derailment in East Palestine quickly triggered traumatic memories for those in Paulsboro where residents were exposed to a cloud of vinyl chloride after...
Aug 27, 2014 · The NTSB determined the key cause of the derailment to be two things: Conrail “allowing the train to pass the red signal” with rail locks “not fully engaged” and a lack of proper training that would have “prepared the train crew to examine the bridge lock.”
Norfolk Southern and Conrail. Incident type. Derailment. Cause. Failure of the Jefferson Street Bridge. On November 30, 2012, a daily freight train running on Conrail Shared Assets Operations Penns Grove Secondary derailed in Paulsboro, a borough with an industrial and maritime economy, in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
- United States
- Norfolk Southern and Conrail
Jan 31, 2024 · On December 14, 2023, EPA announced it began the process of prioritizing vinyl chloride, one of the primary chemicals of concern involved in the derailment, for a risk evaluation under the nation's premier chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act. Department of Transportation. Investigating the Cause of the Derailment.
Mar 29, 2024 · Updates from the East Palestine Train Derailment Emergency Response EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (March 29, 2024) • On Monday, Norfolk Southern began sediment cleanup work in Sulphur Run, in accordance with the workplan approved by EPA on March 1. Currently, cleanup is on hold while teams reassess tactics used to collect disturbed sheen in Sulphur Run.
Nov 30, 2012 · PAULSBORO, NJ (CBS) -- A freight train derailment resulted in a chemical spill Friday morning in Paulsboro, NJ, sending dozens of people to area hospitals. Officials say a Conrail...
