Raw Video of Paulsboro Train Derailment Carrying Vinyl Chloride

On Friday, November 30th a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed while crossing a bridge in Paulsboro, NJ, a town south of Philadelphia. Four tanker trucks overturned into the creak creating a hole in rail car containing vinyl chloride.

Here is raw footage of the wreckage.

NJ Train Derailment Tips Tankers (Associated Press, Nov 30)

Train Derailment in New Jersey Spills Hazardous Waste (ABC news, Nov 30)

National Transportation Safety Board Official Information:

NTSB Launches Go-Team to Investigate a Freight Train Derailment and Hazardous Materials Release in New Jersey (Article contains links to NTSB press briefings)

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Author: IEM