2012 Paulsboro train derailment
Disaster in Gloucester County, New Jersey
About
On November 30, 2012, a daily freight train running on Conrail Shared Assets Operations Penns Grove Secondary derailed in Paulsboro, a borough with an industrial and maritime economy, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. As a result, vinyl chloride from one car leaked into the air. In 2023 several news reports drew parallels between this derailment and the 2023 Ohio train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which also involved release of vinyl chloride.
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Paulsboro, New Jersey
Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
0.4 mi away
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Fort Billingsport
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1.2 mi awayPort of Paulsboro
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1.2 mi awayMantua Creek
River in New Jersey, United States
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