Three Rail Cars Removed From East Jefferson Street Bridge Derailment
Paulsboro, N.J. – The Unified Command announced Friday that three more rail cars containing vinyl chloride have been successfully removed from the East Jefferson Street Bridge Derailment incident site in Paulsboro, N.J.
One of the removed cars was secured to a barge on the Mantua Creek, another was re-railed and moved with its adjoining car away from the incident site.
“The first car we...
Status Update for East Jefferson Street Bridge Derailment
CLARKSBORO, N.J. – The Unified Command continues debris removal Wednesday in preparation for transporting additional derailed cars from the site.
Response crews successfully removed the breached rail car Tuesday afternoon and transferred it to a barge.
In response to community concerns following Tuesday night’s community informational forum, the Unified Command is distributing information on the...
Operations continue in East Jefferson Street Bridge Derailment response
CLARKSBORO, N.J. — A total of 243 response experts continue to work Sunday to remove debris and prepare the East Jefferson Street Bridge Derailment site over Mantua Creek for rail car removal.
Wooden pilings and debris from the rail cars and bridge need to be cleared before the tank cars can be removed.
Vinyl chloride has not been detected since Thursday, Dec. 6. So far, air monitors have tested...
Unified Command Completes Pumping Operations on Derailed Train Car
CLARKSBORO, N.J. – The Unified Command today announced that product mixture pumping operations were completed on the breached rail car at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Earlier, acetone had been pumped into the breached rail car to absorb and dissolve vinyl chloride and assist with the pumping process. Following the completion of the pumping operations, a thorough cleaning was performed at 7:40 a.m. on...
