Fifteen first responders filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming Conrail knew about, but did not disclose, the dangers of a chemical released after a train derailment last year.
In response to recent chemical accidents in New Jersey, Texas, and Louisiana, the New Jersey Public Research Group is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect residents.
National Transportation Safety Board Investigators are trying to figure out why the Paulsboro moveable bridge suddenly collapsed last November, causing a train derailment that sent a toxic chemical cloud into the air.
Conrail had many more reports of problems with a railroad bridge in Paulsboro prior to its collapse than the company has disclosed to accident investigators, a company locomotive engineer testified Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board is planning a hearing to gather facts about a November train derailment in New Jersey that caused a noxious gas to be released into the air.
More than 100 people, including first responders, children and property owners have filed a lawsuit for injuries and damages following the tanker train derailment in Paulsboro, New Jersey November 30, 2012.
A railroad is offering parents in southern New Jersey a settlement stemming from a toxic train derailment in Paulsboro. The settlement would make it difficult for their children to sue if they get sick in the future.
A railroad is offering parents in Paulsboro a settlement stemming from a derailment that would prevent their children from suing if they get sick in the future.