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Final Car Removed After Train Derailment In Paulsboro

Officials announced Sunday that the final car containing vinyl chloride has been successfully removed from scene of a train derailment in Paulsboro, New Jersey.

2012/12/16

Paulsboro train derailment scene (Credit: American Red Cross)

Significant Progress Being Made In Freight Train Derailment Cleanup

Two weeks after the Conrail freight train accident and chemical spill in Paulsboro the Coast Guard reports significant progress in cleaning things up.

2012/12/14

NTSB Finishes On-Site Investigation In Paulsboro, New Jersey

Federal investigators have completed the on-site portion of their inquiry into a New Jersey train derailment that released a hazardous chemical, forcing evacuations that remain in place.

2012/12/07

Coast Guard officials update the media on evacuations in Paulsboro. (credit: CBS 3)

Paulsboro Evacuations Extended After Train Derailment; School District Closed Monday

More than 100 southern New Jersey residents will be kept out of their homes for several more days as crews work to clear a hazardous gas that spewed from a ruptured freight train car.

2012/12/02

Signal Problems Preceded Gloucester County Train Derailment

A signal may have malfunctioned on a southern New Jersey bridge where a train derailed, causing a hazardous chemical to spew into the air and leading to health problems, an evacuation, tricky cleanup decisions and broader questions about the condition of railway infrastructure.

2012/12/02