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New Jersey Bridge Damaged in Derailment Will Be Replaced

A movable bridge in New Jersey where a train derailed last year will be replaced. Conrail officials tell the Courier-Post of Cherry Hill that a new swing bridge over Mantua Creek in Paulsboro should be operational by September 2014. The …

New Jersey Bridge Had Signal Problems Before Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board says the New Jersey bridge where a train derailed last week had several recent signal and alignment problems. NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman says inspectors checked out the Paulsboro bridge on Thursday after signal problems were …

Signal Problems Preceded New Jersey 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 …

Residents Near Kentucky Train Derailment File Lawsuit

Residents affected by a train derailment and fire that evacuated a small town near Louisville, Ky., have filed a lawsuit against the railroad company and cleanup contractor. The lawsuit filed in Hardin County names four people who live in or …

Kentucky Homes Evacuated for More Derailment Cleanup

Officials are evacuating more than two dozen homes near a train derailment that occurred two weeks ago in southwestern Jefferson County, Ky. The evacuations Tuesday are to allow workers to remove hazardous chemicals from some of the tanker cars. Part …

Lawyer Asks NTSB to Investigate Train Derailment

An attorney representing the family of a suburban Chicago, Ill., couple killed this month when a train derailment caused a bridge to collapse is calling for the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate. In a news release, Robert Clifford says …