March 4, 2013
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 …
December 5, 2012
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 …
December 3, 2012
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 …
November 26, 2012
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 …
November 15, 2012
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 …
July 18, 2012
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 …