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[KevinKorell]

South Jersey Times, 11/30/12:

Train derailment causes chemical spill of vinyl chloride in Paulsboro

Three railroad tank cars tumbled into the Mantua Creek and are leaking flammable vinyl chloride after the train bridge collapsed at about 7 a.m.

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[amtrakwolverine]

Same spot as a 2009 derailment on the same bridge. Either it wasn't repaired correctly or a different part of the bridge gave way. Doesn't say what railroad it was.

EDIT the NY daily news just says Conrail did not return the Daily News' request for comment.

Read more: http://www.nydailyne...9#ixzz2DjEacNeD

Edited by amtrakwolverine, 30 November 2012 - 12:37 PM.

[KevinKorell]

Kevin, here in New Jersey most of the freight service after Conrail was divided up among CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern was kept together under the umbrella of Conrail Shared Assets. So it's not really the old Conrail, a fallen flag, but rather a consortium of both CSX and NS.

[CNJRoss]

NTSB LAUNCHES GO-TEAM TO INVESTIGATE BRIDGE COLLAPSE, FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE IN NEW JERSEY

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November 30, 2012

WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board is launching a go-team to investigate the bridge collapse and derailment of four Conrail freight tank cars into the Mantua Creek in Paulsboro, NJ, at about 7:05 am EST today.

NTSB railroad accident investigator Jim Southworth is leading a team of 17 as the Investigator-in-Charge.

NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman is accompanying the team and will serve as the principal spokesman during the on-scene phase of the investigation.

Public Affairs Officer Terry Williams will also be in New Jersey to coordinate media related activities. He can be reached by mobile phone at XXX-XXX-XXXX.

Follow us on twitter (@ntsb) for announcements related to the investigation.

NTSB Media Contact:
Office of Public Affairs
490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20594
XXX-XXX-XXXX
Terry Williams
terry.williams@ntsb.gov

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[KevinKorell]

News 12 New Jersey, 12/3/12:

Evacuations remain after Paulsboro train derailment

It's not clear how long it will take workers to clear a hazardous gas from a ruptured tank car that derailed from a freight train in Gloucester County.

Here is the full story.

[KevinKorell]

CBS Philly, 12/4/12:

Public Meeting On Paulsboro Train Derailment Delayed

Officials have called off a public meeting about the aftermath of a New Jersey train derailment.

More here.

[KevinKorell]

CBS Philly, 12/5/12:

Residents Hope For Answers at Tonight’s Derailment Town Meeting in Paulsboro, NJ

Crews are pumping the remaining vinyl chloride from a rail car damaged in the Paulsboro train derailment last Friday

Pump out the rest of the story here.

[KevinKorell]

News 12 New Jersey, 12/6/12:

Chemical cleaned out of derailed tanker in NJ

Officials say a hazardous material has been removed from a tanker car that was ripped open when it derailed in New Jersey last week.

This story is here.

[CNJRoss]

NTSB news release:

NTSB Go-Team Completes On-Scene Investigative Work

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December 7, 2012

WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board’s go-team departed Paulsboro, NJ today after completing the necessary on-scene investigative work into the cause of the derailment of four Conrail tank cars into the Mantua Creek at about 7:05 am EST on November 30, 2012.

While members of the Unified Command, led by the United States Coast Guard, have been working to remediate the hazardous materials release caused by the derailment, NTSB investigators have collected hundreds of photos, videos, data, reports and records; completed mechanical inspections of the locomotives and cars that have been removed from the accident scene; interviewed Conrail employees, witnesses and first responders; and documented the accident site.

The NTSB will now begin to analyze the information gathered to date and investigators will return to the accident site to conduct follow up work. In addition, the team continues to receive updates, as requested, from the parties to the investigation, including the Federal Railroad Administration, Consolidated Rail Corporation, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the United Transportation Union, and Trinity Tank Car.

A preliminary report on this investigation will be provided within the next 14 days.

Further investigative updates will be issued as events warrant. To be alerted to any updates or developments, please follow the NTSB on Twitter at twitter.com/ntsb.

#NTSB#

[KevinKorell]

CBS Philly, 12/7/12:

Process Begins To Return Paulsboro Residents To Their Homes After Train Derailment

The long wait to return home began slowly coming to an end on Friday for residents of Paulsboro, New Jersey who were forced to evacuate as a result of the train derailment that caused vinyl chloride to leak from a ruptured tanker.

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