Could it happen here? That's the question New Jersey activists are asking after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. CSloanTV digs deeper into the risks and the push to prevent another disaster.
, one accident can impact an entire community.
"It's dubbed 'bomb trains' if it is a flammable and potential explosive material," said Tracy Carluccio, deputy director of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network."Vinyl chloride. It'll have ethanol, which is highly flammable. It'll have crude oil." Fiery East Palestine images were a chilling reminder of the 2012 New Jersey train derailment in the town of Paulsboro down south. Residents were evacuated after 20,000 gallons of vinyl chloride were released from a ruptured tanker.
The Federal Railroad Administration requires hazmat cars be placarded so first responders know what they're dealing in a disaster, but Homeland Security concerns make it difficult for the public to easily understand the information, which is online. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifying at a March Senate hearing said his company is training first responders to use an app which provides tips on how to identify rail tank car contents. He also apologized for the East Palestine derailment, promising assistance but reiterating,"We are a safe railroad. The number of derailments on Norfolk Southern last year was the lowest in the last two decades.
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