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NBC-TV, New York, 4/9:

New Crude Oil Freight Routes Worry Tri-State Communities

The clackety-clack of freight trains running through town has long been part of the charm of little towns like Haverstraw, N.Y. But in recent months, news that these old cars are carrying a new type of oil is giving residents an ominous feeling about their local railroads.

"What if one had a problem with one of the wheels, it tipped?" said resident Dennis Herlihy, who lives downhill from the tracks.

The I-Team obtained railroad maps which show some of the routes crude oil trains take as they travel through New Jersey and New York. The maps show places as small as Haverstraw and as big as Newark are along the routes.

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